Bird records March 2005
Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society
Records – March 2005
Thank you to everyone who sent in records.
Over 350 records were received in March. A good return, so please do keep those records coming in.
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.
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Little Grebe |
Max 10 |
Billingford , Sparham Pools |
JE/BB, S&BG |
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Great-crested Grebe |
Total 10 prs |
6 sites |
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Little Egret |
1 - 2 |
Pimlott’s Lenwade , Lyng, Shereford, Tatterford |
To 23rd |
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Grey Heron |
Max 7 |
4 locations |
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Mute Swan |
Max 40 |
Taverham |
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Greylag Goose |
Max 40 |
Swanton Morley |
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Canada Goose |
Max 18 |
6 locations |
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Egyptian Goose |
Max 3 |
6 locations |
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Shelduck |
Max 6 |
5 locations |
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Wigeon |
4 & 2 |
Bittering GP & Sparham Pools |
6th (Narvos) & 27th (JE/BB) |
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Gadwall |
Max 16 |
Bittering GP + 2 locations |
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Teal |
10, 14, 40 |
Whitwell Common, Sweet Briar Marshes, Bittering GP |
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Pintail |
1 male |
Sparham Pools |
28th (CS/RG) |
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Shoveler |
2 |
Sparham Pools |
14th (JE/BB), 19th (B&BP) |
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Pochard |
Max 40 |
Sparham Pools, + 3 locations |
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Ring-necked Duck |
1 male |
Sparham Pools |
28th (CS/RG) |
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Tufted Duck |
Max 45 |
Billingford + 4 locations |
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Goosander |
Max 15 |
Haveringland, Sparham Pools, Attlebridge |
1st (S&BG) |
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Marsh Harrier |
Max 4 |
Guist |
From 25th (JE/BB, C&FN) |
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Hen Harrier |
1 |
Shereford |
23rd (Narvos) |
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Goshawk |
1 |
Undisclosed |
17th (NM) |
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Sparrowhawk |
Singles |
6 locations |
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Common Buzzard |
1 |
Ringland |
13th (NM) |
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Kestrel |
1 –2 |
6 locations |
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Peregrine |
1 |
Lenwade |
21st (S&BG) |
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Red-legged Partridge |
2 – 4 |
3 locations |
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Grey Partridge |
2’s |
3 locations |
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Water Rail |
1 |
Scarning Fen |
27th (IB) |
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Moorhen |
25 |
Bittering GP |
6th (Narvos) |
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Coot |
Max 25 |
Sparham Pools, |
17th (JE/BB) |
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Oystercatcher |
1 – 4 |
4 locations |
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Little Ringed Plover |
1 – 3 |
Sparham Pools |
From 28th |
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150 |
Scarning + 3 Colkirk |
IB, LK |
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Lapwing |
Max 18 |
Taverham + 3 locations |
9th (D&RH) |
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Common Snipe |
Max 30 |
Shereford + 2 locations |
2nd (Narvos) |
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Woodcock |
Singles |
Sweet Briair Marshes, Sparham Pools |
10th (CR), 23rd (JE/BB) |
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Common Redshank |
Singles |
Swanton Morley GP, Shereford |
13th (B&BP), 26th (Narvos) |
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Green Sandpiper |
Singles |
Swanton Morley GP, Gressenhall, Billingford, Sparham Pools |
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Common Gull |
200 |
Pimlotts Lenwade |
7th |
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Stock Dove |
3 - 6 |
Lenwade & Sparham Pools |
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Wood Pigeon |
300 |
Both Lenwade & Billingford |
19th & 20th resp (JE/BB) |
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Barn Owl |
Singles |
10 locations |
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Little Owl |
1 - 2 |
5 locations |
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Tawny Owl |
1 - 2 |
2 locations |
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Kingfisher |
1 - 2 |
6 locations |
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Green Woodpecker |
1 –3 |
10 locations |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1 – 3 |
10 locations |
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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Singles |
N Tuddenham Common, Dereham GC, Lyng |
13th & 18th (B&BP), 19th (IB), 24th (NM) |
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Sand Martin |
Max 8 |
Sparham Pools |
29th (B&BP, NM) |
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Meadow Pipit |
Max 20 |
East Rudham |
5th (Narvos) |
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Pied Wagtail |
60 |
Dereham SW |
5th (IB) |
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Grey Wagtail |
1 - 2 |
7 locations |
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Waxwing |
7 |
Scarning |
24th (RBA) |
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Fieldfare |
Max 150 |
N Tuddenham + 6 locations |
28th (B&BP) |
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Song Thrush |
1 - 2 |
5 locations |
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Redwing |
Max 250 |
3 locations |
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Mistle Thrush |
1 – 2 |
Gressenhall, Lenwade |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
1 |
Lenwade |
19th (JE/BB) |
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Blackcap |
1 |
Sporle |
31st (Narvos) |
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Chiffchaff |
Max 6 |
13 locations |
From 19th |
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Willow Warbler |
Singles |
Sparham Pools |
From 28th |
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Long-tailed Tit |
Max 8 |
Train Wood, Norwich + 3 locations |
25th (LL) |
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Marsh Tit |
1 |
Lenwade |
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Nuthatch |
1 - 2 |
4 locations |
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Treecreeper |
1 - 2 |
5 locations |
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Starling |
Max 110 |
Lenwade |
7th |
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House Sparrow |
Max 12 |
Taverham, Lyng, Colkirk |
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Tree Sparrow |
60 => 10 |
Lyng |
4th & 27th (RG AJ) |
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2 – 4 |
Mill St, Lyng |
C&FN AJ |
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Brambling |
Max 20 |
Fustyweed, & Lenwade, 1 Felthorpe |
BS, S&BG, MS |
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Goldfinch |
Max 10 |
8 locations |
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Siskin |
2 |
Lenwade, Felthorpe |
5th (RG), 7th (MS) |
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Linnet |
Max 150 |
Scarning |
5th (IB) |
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Lesser Redpoll |
1 |
Lenwade |
5th & 7th (RG) |
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Bullfinch |
1 – 3 |
5 locations |
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Reed Bunting |
Max 5 |
4 locations |
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March Contributors
Ian Brittain, Jenny Evans & Bob Bradley, Sue & Bill Gibney, Ray Gribble, Rosemary & Derek Harvey, Alwyn Jackson, Louisa Lloyd, Nigel Mears, Narvos, Charles & Fran Neale, William Oram, David Pelling, Barry & Bridget Pummell, Rare Bird Alert, Craig Robson, Barry & Margaret Shapcott, Bill Shepherd, 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