Norfolk - 19.2.25

 As I’m off for the half term week I thought I’d have a day out in Norfolk and as I had a rubbish nights sleep I was up and on the road by 5.30am. My first stop was Lynford Arboretum where I hoped I’d see some Hawfinch but sadly there was no sign. I did however manage a Marsh Tit year tick so all wasn’t lost.

I then headed a few miles up the road to the not so secret location where within a few seconds I’d seen 2 Goshawk flying over the woods.

Heacham beach was my next stop off point where again within a minute I’d seen the small flock of  15 Snow Bunting after they were flushed by beach goers  on the sea was an adult Mediterranean Gull and a few Red-breasted Merganser.

I then paid my second visit to Old Hunstanton beach of the year  this time I was more successful as 5 Shorelark were showing well. The Glaucous Gull however was present just before I arrived but had again vanished and wasn’t reported again until I was about 10 minutes from home!

Shorelark

To break up the journey home I popped to Welney where hundreds of swans were in surrounding fields. I scanned through and as soon as I’d ticked a Whooper Swan for the year I moved onto the WWT reserve where from the car park I year ticked a single Tree Sparrow.

My final stop was Sandon in North Herts but sadly no sign of any Grey Partridge or Corn Bunting.