Otters! Thanks to George for his photo.
I again joined George and Matt for a trip up to the Brecks in the hope of some good birds and a couple of overdue Norfolk ticks. First stop was Santon Downham where a nice walk along the river produced the goods with 2
Marsh Tit,
Woodlark, 2
Mandarin, 4
Lesser Redpoll, 2
Crossbill and a drumming
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker which was one of my 2 wanted Norfolk ticks! The other bonus was 2
Otter that showed down to a few feet at times.
Goshawk
We then headed up to the (un)secret viewing area near Cockley Cley where after a 20 minute wait we connected with a pair of
Goshawk chasing each other around. The 2nd of the Norfolk ticks I was hoping for and embarrassingly my first
Goshawk since 1992! 3 male
Yellowhammer were seen too.
Woodlark (right)
Brandon was our next stop hoping to connect with a
Great Grey Shrike in one of the plantations. We failed in our quest although typically it was seen half an hour after we left. We did however see 4
Woodlark, 8
Brambling and a
Marsh Tit.
Our final destination was Cavenham Heath where we saw possibly the first 4
Stone Curlews in the country.
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