mega grey thing in Norfolk, maybe...

[Alex Lees]

surprised there's not more of a buzz about this....

14:19 03/03/09 Gyr Falcon Norfolk Terrington Marsh 13:45 probable grey morph or hybrid large grey falcon flew east at 13:45

Sure the spectre of falconer's birds and minging hybrids always looms large but this has been an amazing winter for grey Gyrs on the near-Continent - a record year in fact in Denmark with four* 2nd cal Gyrs during 12th-27th Feb alone....

*per Rolf Christensen

cf:

http://www.lauwersmeer.com/php/fotokl.php?soort=vogel&vogelnr=483&taal=nl&land=all&add=20081101

http://netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=24156

and this lot:

http://www.netfugl.dk/observations.php?id=dkobs&species_id=218

this series is certainly a distant memory.....

Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus)
Norfolk

1954 Blakeney Point, 1st October. Seago, 1977; Taylor, Seago, Allard & Dorling, 1999

1954 Cley area, 1st to 8th January; same as December, 1953. Seago, 1977; Taylor, Seago, Allard & Dorling, 1999

1953 Cley/Blakeney, 20th and 26th December, same, Stiffkey, 29th December. Seago, 1977; Bloomfield, 1993

1953 Wells and Scolt Head, January. Seago, 1977; Bloomfield, 1993

[forktail]

Hi Alex

check your PMs re this bird.

F.

[tsteve]

from RBA, probable Gyr white morph Cromer golf course flew west towards lighthouse at c9.40am

[Alex Lees]

from RBA, probable Gyr white morph Cromer golf course flew west towards lighthouse at c9.40am

I spoke with the finder of the Wash Gyr, which although seen briefly does sound like the genuine article, a grey Gyr-type was seen to come in-off in East Norfolk a little while back (buzzing a Guillemot in the process). To add to this we now have reports of a 'white' Gyr from North Norfolk and a grey bird from Brundall. Not sure where that leaves us.......

[Red-eyed Video]

To add to this we now have reports of a 'white' Gyr from North Norfolk and a grey bird from Brundall. Not sure where that leaves us.......

Obvious really. Birding is not all black or white, there are some grey areas too. :laugh:

[MichaelF]

Where's the black one then? :laugh:

[Red-eyed Video]

Where's the black one then? :laugh:

Will last year's Black/Black-eared Kite debacle do for starters? Or was that the year before?