On route it's a stop off at Wolferton to tick the Golden Pheasant for this year, we never saw it but heard it call many times in the half hour that we gave ourselves to see it.
On arrival at Titchwell we walk the boardwalk at Meadow trail where a small group of birders were looking for the Bluetail.
As we walk towards them the call comes that the Bluetail was showing , so within a few minutes all three of us see the Red flanked Bluetail for a good year tick. No photos as in the woods to deep with no light & it never stayed still long enough with Robins chasing it off every time it came in to feed. A quick walk around the reserve gets Jimmy & I a year tick when a flock of Knot fly in & land in front of the hide, we also get a tick when we see 7 Red crested Pochard.
Off now to New Holkham & Blunts corner to get another look at the Pallid Harrier & Brian soon picks it out sitting in the lower field, we get some other birders onto it as they had never seen one & I know how that feels after the trouble I had finding one myself.
Five Red Kites are seen in the area before we leave.
An hours search for a Shrike proves a waste of our time, we didn't need it for a tick but they are always nice to see & photograph. A stop off at Lynford where we see 5 Crossbill down by the bridge along with Marsh Tit,Coal Tit,Nuthatch,Brambling,Reed Bunting,Treecreeper. No luck with Hawfinch for us but people that we spoke too had seen them by the feeders.
 |
| Red crested Pochard |
 |
| The female |
 |
| Crossbill |
No comments:
Post a Comment