tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post8216917930767749270..comments2024-01-02T06:44:20.151+00:00Comments on Sissinghurst Birds etc...: 26th June, Lakenheath to TitchwellAlan Paveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09286527051679271536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-86278469449297139132011-07-04T08:48:17.754+01:002011-07-04T08:48:17.754+01:00Hi Phil, I'm having trouble keeping up with ev...Hi Phil, I'm having trouble keeping up with everyone as well! It was a great day.Alan Paveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286527051679271536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-30433080320733212082011-06-30T20:15:38.779+01:002011-06-30T20:15:38.779+01:00Hi Alan.
Sorry about the late comment, don't k...Hi Alan.<br />Sorry about the late comment, don't know how I missed this post. What a great day, i'm very envious, particularly of the golden Oriole having never seen one.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543610581948446675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-10973821334124996972011-06-30T10:57:22.286+01:002011-06-30T10:57:22.286+01:00Sorry for late replies, stock take has taken over!...Sorry for late replies, stock take has taken over!!<br /><br />Hi Rach, It was a great day and we were surprised to reach 100 for the day.<br />The new bit at Weeting was a nice walk.<br /><br />Hi ShySongbird, We were very lucky, there seem to be a few Spoonbills on the North Norfolk coast, after they bred for the first time last year.<br /><br />Golden Oriole was the bird we really wanted to see and we had all been in the last couple of years and failed, so seeing it was fantastic. Woodlark was a bonus as they disperse after breeding and can be more difficult :-)<br /><br />Hi Greenie, Thanks, I've done the trip several times over the years, it never fails to be an interesting day, if a slightly tiring one! but it's a nice tired feeling at the end of the day!!<br /><br />Hi Warren, I love how much you can do in a day, if you gat up early and we didn't even use all the daylight hours that were available!<br />I've not done a dawn 'til dusk on the patch, I wonder what the total would be? I think over 60 would optimistic :-)Alan Paveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286527051679271536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-59730588858271792932011-06-28T19:57:48.174+01:002011-06-28T19:57:48.174+01:00100 species in a day :-) more than we have seen o...100 species in a day :-) more than we have seen on our respective patches this past 6 months Alan. Still, it's all about habitat.<br /><br />Oriole! Awesome !!Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-9669230094798113622011-06-28T18:28:03.975+01:002011-06-28T18:28:03.975+01:00Alan ,
What a brilliant trip , well worth the earl...Alan ,<br />What a brilliant trip , well worth the early start/late finish .<br />Incredible species total , a job for a large notebook .<br />Great read and pictures .Greeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036202102998375825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-1082420208263547642011-06-28T12:28:59.510+01:002011-06-28T12:28:59.510+01:00What a great day you had Alan! So many birds. Livi...What a great day you had Alan! So many birds. Living in such a landlocked area I have never seen a lot of them, I would love to see a Spoonbill.<br /><br />A Golden Oriole, how amazing! I believe Lakenheath is a particularly good place for them. I have never seen a Woodlark either.<br /><br />Lovely photos of the Avocet.<br /><br />A visit to remember and I'm not surprised you gave the mothing a miss the next morning :)ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062148993749694.post-51306302735250068902011-06-28T12:08:00.970+01:002011-06-28T12:08:00.970+01:00Sounds an excellent outing Al. When I was up there...Sounds an excellent outing Al. When I was up there the other week, we were knee deep in Sedge warblers, they seem to have had a good year. Good job getting the oriole, mine was a flyover too so standing between woods would seem a good way to spot them. I was also hoping for grasshopper warbler (would have been a first) but didn't pick one up. We did the walk over the road from Weeting as well, we went hideously off track without realising it (there was no point where we thought, "Which way now?", it all seemed quite straightforward) but when we got back to the road we were about two miles away from the reserve! Fortunately the landlord of the pub opposite very kindly gave us a lift back. But it was worth it as we had picked up tree pipit and loads of yellowhammers. I've no idea where we went wrong though! Glad you had a good day out, a great total.Rachel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773651457721195072noreply@blogger.com