George Moreton invited me along on a Norfolk weekender and so at 6am we were on our way North. First stop was Lynford Arboretum where we saw 3-4
Hawfinch in the paddocks with a similar number of
Marsh Tit and a lone
Reed Bunting.
Crossbill were heard distantly but the biggest surprise was a singing
Woodlark by the lake!
ABHEY Wagtail!
70+
Golden Plover flew over Ickburgh after leaving Lynford and then it was a 40 minute drive to our next stop at Sedgeford where straight away we connected with the (Alaskan)
Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail on its favoured manure pile! A couple of
Red Kite were also noted.
At Old Hunstanton we dipped a
Black Redstart but did add
Brent Goose to the list.
Thornham delivered with 10
Twite, a couple of
Linnet and
Pink-footed Goose.
Bittern
Titchwell saw the list boosted with the following year ticks.
Avocet,
Bar-tailed Godwit,
Grey Plover, 2
Spotted Redshank,
Water Rail,
Sanderling,
Ringed Plover, 3
Long-tailed Duck and a
Bittern.
2 of the 8 Cattle Egret
We had a quick visit to Burnham Overy Staithe to try to see the 7
Cattle Egret on the marsh only to find there were 8! This equalled the largest flock I'd seen of the species and that was the then record breaking flock of 8 at Maple Cross back in 1992! 30+
Ruff was a good sight.
Some of the Grey Partridge
Holkham also produced a good list of year ticks with 30
White-fronted Geese, 10
Grey Partridge, 30+
Snow Bunting, 2000+
Common Scoter,
Velvet Scoter,
Egyptian Goose and a handful of
Rock Pipit.
We finished the day off at Stiffkey for the harrier roost. It was a very poor roost with just 2
Hen Harrier being seen and no
Marsh Harrier or
Barn Owl seen.
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