Deepdale Farm monitoring - spring migrants slowly drift in against the constant cold Northerly winds - 17 birds, summer migrants were 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat and 6 Chiffchaffs, of which two birds were here in 2022. BTO Deepdale Farm North Norfolk Coastal Group

Monitoring a North Norfolk farm today brought 28 birds, 14 summer visitors, Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaff and 6 Blackcap, and included 2 Yellowhammers. NorfolkFWAG North Norfolk Coastal Group BTO

adult Great Egret in breeding plumage (black bill) at Sculthorpe Moor NR today Hawk and Owl Trust Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society

First spring session at Castle Wild Camp yesterday - spring migrants - Blackcap 4 with at least 3 others present, and 8 Chiffchaff, 2 from last year showing site faithfulness, and a single singing Whitethroat
CastleWildCamp BTO

The new Farm Wader Calendar is now available to download from BTO wader hub - anybody who is working around waders this spring can take part in this straightforward survey to help us learn more about breeding birds bto.org/our-science/pr… The Scottish Farmer Nature Friendly Farming Network NFU Scotland

Deepdale Farm today - 13 birds, first early spring session - three new Chiffchaffs, none from last year. Two Blackcaps also present be not caught. Deepdale Farm NorfolkFWAG North Norfolk Coastal Group

Flitcham today - 14 Curlew, one head start, one wash Wader and one Mid-Wales RG :) BTO Wash Wader RG Mid Wales Ringing Group Graham Appleton Wader Quest

As hoped for after birds not returning to their natal site in year 1, 01 appears back at Sculthorpe Moor after 2 years - seen today, probably a female BTO Hawk and Owl Trust Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve Wader Quest Graham Appleton

NW Norfolk farm today - fairly quite 17 birds, including 2 Chaffinch, Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer. Female Henn Harrier over and Wood Lark singing. BTO North Norfolk Coastal Group

Probably our last visit to our North Norfolk farm - the flock of Bunting/Finches are reducing with this spring February weather. Only 19 birds, with only 2 Reed Bunting, but 10 Dunnocks. BTO NorfolkFWAG

New colour rings arrived from Interrex so we managed to start off the first two Marsh Tits as part of that project today at Selbrigg. NorfolkFWAG BTO NENBC

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Thermal work last night North Norfolk farm 10 Woodcock in one single field, none ringed but 2 Grey Partridge. D had a 10 yr old Barn Owl in one of our raptor nets. NorfolkFWAG The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust BTO

Thermal work last at night Sculthrope was thwarted by being a lake more than a wet meadow. Six Woodcock seen, one missed, and a Meadow Pipit ringed was the only bird, along with two wet feet Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve

North Norfolk farm land monitoring, 37 birds, 17 Reed Buntings and 2 Yellowhammers in crop AB11. One control Reed Bunting, origins unknow ringed August 23 as a juvenile. 10 thermalling Buzzards NorfolkFWAG

Interesting to Woodcock #Woodcock density in a wet meadow as compared to arable fields - at least 9 birds seen, 3 ringed. Also 2 Tawny Owls, one of which was ringed in 2014 and this was her first re-sighting. Hawk and Owl Trust BTO Thermal 4 Birding - Simpson Brothers Outdoors
Wader Quest

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Another quite visit to a NW Norfolk farm, 36 birds, with no winter Buntings or Finches, but a male Kestrel. A small flock Finches still present though. Farm has an nice Grey Partridge population using the winter bird crop. BTO NorfolkFWAG Sandringham

Quite visit to North Norfolk farm, real absence of winter Reed Bunting and only a few Yellowhammers and Chaffinch present. Only 12 birds processed, highest was 6 Dunnock, first Coal Tit though. BTO NorfolkFWAG