North East Norfolk Bird Club NENBC
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We are a friendly local bird club catering for all levels of birding knowledge incorporating Sheringham, Cromer, Happisburgh and North Walsham. Full details on our website nenbc.co.uk Non-members welcome at all our events. Come and give us a try!
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Early morning visit to Cromer for the NENBC Coordinated Seawatch, no sun first thing (or later!) but the Pier was looking quite bright. Birds of note seen incl: Artic Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Red-throated Diver, Razorbill, Brent Goose, Gannet, Shag, Common Scoter, Wigeon, Teal.
October 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Early morning visit to Cromer for the NENBC Coordinated Seawatch, no sun first thing (or later!) but the Pier was looking quite bright. Birds of note seen incl: Artic Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Red-throated Diver, Razorbill, Brent Goose, Gannet, Shag, Common Scoter, Wigeon, Teal.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Right place right time for a change. #LongEaredOwl roosting along the #NorthNorfolk coast today #NorfolkBirding
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Right place right time for a change. #LongEaredOwl roosting along the #NorthNorfolk coast today #NorfolkBirding
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Brilliant morning at Cley. Osprey low over our heads. Wood sandpiper and water rail right in front of us. Spotted redshank, raven, yellow-legged and Mediterranean gulls, 5 green sandpipers, 16 ruff, 2 dunlin, 34 curlews, Sandwich tern, 3 spoonbills, all 3 egrets etc. Plus a clouded yellow butterfly
August 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Brilliant morning at Cley. Osprey low over our heads. Wood sandpiper and water rail right in front of us. Spotted redshank, raven, yellow-legged and Mediterranean gulls, 5 green sandpipers, 16 ruff, 2 dunlin, 34 curlews, Sandwich tern, 3 spoonbills, all 3 egrets etc. Plus a clouded yellow butterfly
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Happisburgh today in the sunshine: first Pied Fly of the autumn (Blacksmiths Lane), Whimbrel, juv Marsh Harrier and trickle of Swallows north, Yellow Wag south, Lesser Whitethroat, 200+ Med Gulls, Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Lovely to be back!
August 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Happisburgh today in the sunshine: first Pied Fly of the autumn (Blacksmiths Lane), Whimbrel, juv Marsh Harrier and trickle of Swallows north, Yellow Wag south, Lesser Whitethroat, 200+ Med Gulls, Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Lovely to be back!
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Minsmere RSPB has recorded its highest number of fledged Sandwich Tern chicks since 1974, with at least 205 young birds successfully leaving the nest this summer:
Minsmere Sandwich Tern colony hits 50-year high
Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk has recorded its highest number of fledged Sandwich Tern chicks since 1974. With 205 chicks fledging from 296 nesting pairs, this success follows years of habitat improvements at the reserve. The vulnerable species' recovery marks a significant moment for UK coastal bird conservation efforts.
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August 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Minsmere RSPB has recorded its highest number of fledged Sandwich Tern chicks since 1974, with at least 205 young birds successfully leaving the nest this summer:
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Supplementary feeding of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur: provisioned field plots are preferentially used and do not have higher frequency of the parasite Trichomonas gallinae...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Supplementary feeding of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur: provisioned field plots are preferentially used and do not have higher frequency of the parasite Trichomonas gallinae
Field plots provisioned with a supplementary seed mix during summer attracted European Turtle Doves and other farmland birds, and exhibited only a low incidence of the parasite Trichomonas gallinae...
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August 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Supplementary feeding of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur: provisioned field plots are preferentially used and do not have higher frequency of the parasite Trichomonas gallinae...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Juvenile Robin, growing up....
August 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Juvenile Robin, growing up....
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New record for the oldest Barn Owl in Britain and Ireland! 😮 At 18 years old the female was ringed in 2007 in Nottinghamshire when she was a chick before being recorded again in Lincolnshire this year! Read the full story ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/a... #Ornithology #BirdRinging 🪶
August 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New record for the oldest Barn Owl in Britain and Ireland! 😮 At 18 years old the female was ringed in 2007 in Nottinghamshire when she was a chick before being recorded again in Lincolnshire this year! Read the full story ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/a... #Ornithology #BirdRinging 🪶
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Pleased to see this Ruddy Darter in the garden this afternoon, not recorded one before. Tawny Owls are often heard but rarely seen in the garden but today a pellet appeared on the lawn.
August 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pleased to see this Ruddy Darter in the garden this afternoon, not recorded one before. Tawny Owls are often heard but rarely seen in the garden but today a pellet appeared on the lawn.
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Barn Owl monitoring on the Sandringham estate, despite parts of East Anglia reporting a bad year, these boxes did well from 21 boxes, we had 15 in use, with 11 with chicks, total of 31 young, with the largest brood being 4. @btobirds.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Barn Owl monitoring on the Sandringham estate, despite parts of East Anglia reporting a bad year, these boxes did well from 21 boxes, we had 15 in use, with 11 with chicks, total of 31 young, with the largest brood being 4. @btobirds.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @wildernorfolk.bsky.social
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Want nesting Swallows... build a pond!💧
With no accessible water or wet mud nearby we built a pond by one of our field shelters, hoping they nested. Swallows are a common rural bird but, declined by 25% in the last 30 years. They are frequent on the reserve in autumn but never nested... until now!
With no accessible water or wet mud nearby we built a pond by one of our field shelters, hoping they nested. Swallows are a common rural bird but, declined by 25% in the last 30 years. They are frequent on the reserve in autumn but never nested... until now!
August 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Want nesting Swallows... build a pond!💧
With no accessible water or wet mud nearby we built a pond by one of our field shelters, hoping they nested. Swallows are a common rural bird but, declined by 25% in the last 30 years. They are frequent on the reserve in autumn but never nested... until now!
With no accessible water or wet mud nearby we built a pond by one of our field shelters, hoping they nested. Swallows are a common rural bird but, declined by 25% in the last 30 years. They are frequent on the reserve in autumn but never nested... until now!
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Another fine 'tern fest' off Lowestoft North Denes this evening, 100s of common tern passed south between 6 and 7pm, including 2 arctic tern, one landing on the groyne. Plus a single juv little tern and several sandwich. Little gull also present in the car park again.
August 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Another fine 'tern fest' off Lowestoft North Denes this evening, 100s of common tern passed south between 6 and 7pm, including 2 arctic tern, one landing on the groyne. Plus a single juv little tern and several sandwich. Little gull also present in the car park again.
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12 August marks the start of the Snipe shooting season in GB (not NI).
Historically, drainage has massively reduced breeding numbers. Species is amber-listed.
@bbs-birds.bsky.social trend for 1995-2023 is +17%.
Blog about Snipe & Jack Snipe:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/s...
#ornithology
Historically, drainage has massively reduced breeding numbers. Species is amber-listed.
@bbs-birds.bsky.social trend for 1995-2023 is +17%.
Blog about Snipe & Jack Snipe:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/s...
#ornithology
August 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
12 August marks the start of the Snipe shooting season in GB (not NI).
Historically, drainage has massively reduced breeding numbers. Species is amber-listed.
@bbs-birds.bsky.social trend for 1995-2023 is +17%.
Blog about Snipe & Jack Snipe:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/s...
#ornithology
Historically, drainage has massively reduced breeding numbers. Species is amber-listed.
@bbs-birds.bsky.social trend for 1995-2023 is +17%.
Blog about Snipe & Jack Snipe:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/s...
#ornithology
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This is your sign to spend time in nature 🤗
August 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is your sign to spend time in nature 🤗
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About a month ago, we noticed a Woodpigeon nest building in the back hedgerow & have been avoiding the area. However, after a run of recent Sparrowhawk & Jay activity, we had a peek today. It seems the nest/bird has been predated....
August 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
About a month ago, we noticed a Woodpigeon nest building in the back hedgerow & have been avoiding the area. However, after a run of recent Sparrowhawk & Jay activity, we had a peek today. It seems the nest/bird has been predated....
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Batman Hoverfly on Sage plant in the garden and a Robin just sitting on the fence.
August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Batman Hoverfly on Sage plant in the garden and a Robin just sitting on the fence.
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Volucella pellucens, a large hoverfly with a striking cream-coloured band across its middle on Wild Marjoram in the garden. Long-tailed Tits have been absent from the garden for awhile but family parties can now be seen moving through the hedgerow.
August 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Volucella pellucens, a large hoverfly with a striking cream-coloured band across its middle on Wild Marjoram in the garden. Long-tailed Tits have been absent from the garden for awhile but family parties can now be seen moving through the hedgerow.
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This flood lagoon has been created as part of a new housing development on the outskirts of Kings Lynn. I was surprised by the amount of water in it, and by the variety of birds which have already made it their home #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #ukwildlife #birds
August 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This flood lagoon has been created as part of a new housing development on the outskirts of Kings Lynn. I was surprised by the amount of water in it, and by the variety of birds which have already made it their home #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #ukwildlife #birds
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The second half of August will see the peak period for autumn migration of Tree Pipit. Usually detected when calling in flight, they can occur across a range of habitats on migration #ukbirding
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The second half of August will see the peak period for autumn migration of Tree Pipit. Usually detected when calling in flight, they can occur across a range of habitats on migration #ukbirding
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monitoring Sculthorpe Moor as well has engaged with the families there for Discovery Day. 56 birds were encountered:
5 Blackcap
9 Chiffchaff
21 Reed Warbler
4 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
plus 3 juvenile Kingfisher and 2 Marsh Tits
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5 Blackcap
9 Chiffchaff
21 Reed Warbler
4 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
plus 3 juvenile Kingfisher and 2 Marsh Tits
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August 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
monitoring Sculthorpe Moor as well has engaged with the families there for Discovery Day. 56 birds were encountered:
5 Blackcap
9 Chiffchaff
21 Reed Warbler
4 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
plus 3 juvenile Kingfisher and 2 Marsh Tits
@btobirds.bsky.social @hawkandowl.bsky.social
5 Blackcap
9 Chiffchaff
21 Reed Warbler
4 Sedge Warbler
1 Whitethroat
plus 3 juvenile Kingfisher and 2 Marsh Tits
@btobirds.bsky.social @hawkandowl.bsky.social
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August 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Early morning visitors.
August 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Early morning visitors.
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Join us on 3rd September at 18:30 for our webinar, Curlews and Climate Change.
Chaired by Professor David Hill, we will be joined by Harry Ewing, Research Ecologist in the Wetland Ecology Team at the British Trust for Ornithology, and BTO Director of Science, James Pearce-Higgins.
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Chaired by Professor David Hill, we will be joined by Harry Ewing, Research Ecologist in the Wetland Ecology Team at the British Trust for Ornithology, and BTO Director of Science, James Pearce-Higgins.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Join us on 3rd September at 18:30 for our webinar, Curlews and Climate Change.
Chaired by Professor David Hill, we will be joined by Harry Ewing, Research Ecologist in the Wetland Ecology Team at the British Trust for Ornithology, and BTO Director of Science, James Pearce-Higgins.
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Chaired by Professor David Hill, we will be joined by Harry Ewing, Research Ecologist in the Wetland Ecology Team at the British Trust for Ornithology, and BTO Director of Science, James Pearce-Higgins.
buff.ly/oRABafR