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You have found us. We are a secret group of crack birders who have turned our backs on the machismo, corruption, and backstabbing greed that constitute today's birding scene, and have united together to follow the True Path of non-competitive, collaborative and generally lovely birding-as-meditation-and-spiritual-growth. Consequently, we never see anything. Birds that land right in front of our noses, and which we can identify with our observer book, are written about here. Oh, and they have to be seen in - or from - the parish of Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, or on the walk round past East Somerton Church ruins and up the concrete track to Winterton Holmes (because it's a nice walk which we all do).

Sunday, 31 January 2021

January 2021 Roundup

We've decided to do a monthly roundup for the benefit of anyone interested. The birds mentioned are all relatively notable for us, and all have been seen by at least two of us, so the list is not exhaustive. For the full list please see the yearlist spreadsheet below. 

108 species were recorded in January, which is a very good total for the month. 

Highlights were:

Iceland Gull (seen on the beach and later in the month also on rooftops in the village) 

Hen Harrier (a fine 2nd year male)

Merlin 

Great Northern Diver

Velvet Scoter (as many as 3 on some dates) 

Tundra Bean Goose (4 birds but elusive amongst the pinks) 

Russian White-fronted Goose (up to 14 amongst the pinks) 

Barnacle Goose (1 with the pinks) 

Bullfinch (2 males and a female; rare here now) 

Water Rail

Barn Owl

Snow Bunting (a small intermittent flock up to about 20 birds). 

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