anser2 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) I did a tide flight this morning on the Norfolk coast. The tide was perfect , being just after dawn and there was a nice stiff wind and I was shooting what is normaly a good spot. I never saw a single quarry duck , just a handful of shielducks. Yet a couple of miles away there were very large flocks of both wigeon (1500) and teal (2000) on flooded inland marshes. However all morning skeins of pinks were on the move , apearing high in the sky to the east and following the coast westwards until out of sight. I guess the mild weather, state of the moon and following winds they are on their way north to Scotland on the first leg of their return migration. The pinks on my Broadland marshes had dropped from 6-8 thousand to a few hundred over the past week ( mind you a mate and I putting half a dozen in the bag at the weekend might have hurried them on there way ) and its a similar story for the pinks on my part of the coast, numbers dropped on a reserve from 10,000 a week ago to the latest count of just 1200. Edited January 26, 2016 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I had a go under the moon last night but it was dead, looks like my first moon goose will have to wait for another season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 After 3 blanks in a row on the Norfolk marshes near Great Yarmouth last week I switched to pigeons on some land near Hemsby, 10 miles north of Yarmouth, late in the afternoon yesterday I watched skein after skein of pinks coming back from the west heading inland towards the marsh roosts, I think they are still here but feeding up the coast somewhere towards Cromer area, I have also seen several large groups numbering possibly 2000+ feeding on sugar beet tops Monday afternoon not more than 5 miles from the main roost marsh's. I had plenty over me last week but they were so high they were untouchable even with my magnum firing 3.5 inch 1's and at 60 p per shot I just cant afford to waste cartridges, so that's it for this year, OK on the pinks but very disappointing on ducks with just 3 mallard and 3 teal, I look forward to a decent year on the pigeons and rabbits then start fresh in September again ,A bit older and hopefully a lot wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's been a hard season with all the rain. Some are saying worse one for about two decades I have shot more mallard than previous but that's mainly down to duck tunnels and other work Pinks have been ok but have acted weird often staying out on flooded fields at night rather than the normal roosts Not had a single widgeon as frankly they haven't been on the Saltings. Know only s few who have had one Teal ok early on but then the rain came Pintail? Not seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.