Bird records Jan 2005

Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society

Records – Jan 2005

Thank you to everyone who sent in records.

January saw a great increase in the number of records received without the splendid turnout for the Bird Race. NB I’ve not included the Bird Race records in this summary as they were reported earlier.

Each individual sighting received may not show on this summary, however, all records do contribute towards the annual report and our understanding of the birds of our study area.

Please keep all records coming in by whatever means suits you –see below.

Little Grebe

1 –3

Swanton Morley, Hoe Common, Sculthorpe Mill

Great-crested Grebe

1 – 5

Swanton Morley, Lenwade Common

Cormorant

4 – 11

WVRWP, Roosting Hills, Hoe Common

Night Heron

1

Lyng

10th (JE&BB)

Little Egret

1 –3

Rushmeadow, Dereham SW, Pimlott’s Lenwade, Elsing Hall

CJ, NS, MS, DP, RBA

Greylag Goose

Max 120

West Raynham Lake

23rd (NS, MS)

Canada Goose

Egyptian Goose

Max 37

Lenwade + locations

5th (RG)

Teal

6

Roosting Hills + 1 location

14th (A&JH)

Mallard

Shoveler

2

West Raynham Lake

6th & 16th

Pochard

5

Swanton Morley GP

6th

Tufted Duck

Max 20

Swanton Morley GP + 2 locations

6th

Goldeneye

1 male

Roosting Hills

14th (A&JH)

Goosander

10

Sparham Pool

10th (JE&BB)

Hen Harrier

1

Shereford

15th (Narvos)

Sparrowhawk

Singles

14 locations

Common Buzzard

1 –3

6 locations

Kestrel

1 –2

WVRWP, Hoe Common, Mileham

Peregrine

1 juv

Great Ryburgh

6th (AJ JL RG)

Red-legged Partridge

Max 48

4 Locations

Grey Partridge

14

Mileham

11th (RG)

Water Rail

1

Sparham Pool

6th (AH)

Golden Plover

Max 2500

West Raynham Airfield

6th (AJ JL RG)

Max 1000

N Tuddenham

DP, B&BP, RG, JL

100 – 120

Beetley , Horningtoft,

16th (A&JH)

Lapwing

Max 200

7 locations

Jack Snipe

1

Syderstone Common

18th (RBA)

Common Snipe

2, 4

Shereford, Mileham

13th (Nar), 11th (RG)

Woodcock

1

Lodge Farm, Castle Acre

12th (Nar)

Redshank

1

Swanton Morley GP

9th (RBA) 30th (B&BP)

Green Sandpiper

1

Swanton Morley GP

9th (RBA) 30th (B&BP)

1

Lyng Easthaugh GP

8th (RBA)

Collared Dove

Max 58

Mileham

11th

Barn Owl

1 –3

10 locations

Little Owl

Singles

2 locations at N Tuddenham

DP B*BP

Tawny Owl

1 – 3

4 locations

Long-eared Owl

1

Hoe Common

16th (Nar)

Kingfisher

Singles

6 locations

Green Woodpecker

1 –3

3 locations

Great Spotted Woodpecker

1 – 2

5 locations

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

1

Blickling

25th (RBA)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

1

Sparham Pool

30th (JE&BB)

Skylark

Max 113

Mileham

11th (RG)

Meadow Pipit

Max 12

N Tuddenham

31st (B&BP)

Pied Wagtail

Max 50+

Dereham SW + 2 locations

31st (CJ)

Grey Wagtail

Singles

7 locations

Waxwing

20

Fakenham

30th (RBA)

9

Little Dunham

31st (Nar)

2

Hindolveston

1st (RBA)

Fieldfare

Max 100

N Tuddenham + 6 locations

DP

Song Thrush

Singles

3 locations

Redwing

Max 50

N Tuddenham + 4 locations

DP

Mistle Thrush

2

Beetley , N Tuddenham

A&JH RG JL

Goldcrest

Max 5

3 locations

Long-tailed Tit

Max 27

Sparham Pools, Lenwade, Weston

AH RG D&JG

Marsh Tit

2

3 locations

Willow Tit

1

Sculthorpe Moor

NS MS

Nuthatch

Singles

3 locations

Great Grey Shrike

1

East Rudham

15th & 26th (Nar)

Treecreeper

Single

Lenwade

Magpie

Max 15

Felthorpe

NS MS

Rook

400 – 1000

Morton on the Hill, Beetley, Mileham, Elsing Hall

House Sparrow

2

Weston Longville

Tree Sparrow

60

Lyng

30th & 31st (JE&BB)

Brambling

Max 30

Blickling, Fustyweed, Sculthorpe Moor

Greenfinch

Max 80

N Tuddenham

Goldfinch

Max 40

Ringland Lakes + 2 locations

5th (NS)

Siskin

6 , 10

Sweet Briar, Lenwade

1st (AB), 5th (JL RG)

Linnet

40

Dunton

6th (AJ JL RG)

21

Swanton Morley GP

30th (B&BP)

Lesser Redpoll

5 , 10

Lenwade, Tatterford

5th (RG), 9th (Nar)

Bullfinch

Max 7

7 locations

Yellowhammer

Max 40

4 locations

Reed Bunting

Single

Dereham SW

1st (CJ)

January Contributors

Jenny Evans & Bob Bradley, Andrew Brown, Ray Gribble, David & Jane Gurney, Allan Hale, Rosemary & Derek Harvey, Colin Jarrett, Les Kindleysides, D Knight, Alwyn Jackson, Josh Leeder, Narvos, David Pelling, Barry & Bridget Pummell, Rare Bird Alert, Martin Spriggs, Nick Street,

WVBS NEEDS YOUR RECORDS!

Send your records to:

Hard Copy E-mail or E-group Phone

Ray Gribble h.gribble@ntlworld.com 01603 872709

5 Morse Close WensumvalleyBS@yahoogroups.com

Lenwade

Norwich

NR9 5QQ

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