Tick 'n' go Birding: Day in Norfolk produces no year ticks for me.

Monday, 8 June 2015

Day in Norfolk produces no year ticks for me.

Up early & we are pulling into the car park at Titchwell by 7 am, getting out of the car we are greeted by the sound of a Cuckoo & a Barn owl shows over the field as we walk down the main path to the hides. one of the Chinese water deer shows for a photo,with Reed bunting flying about amongst the reeds.
In the hide a couple of Little-ringed plover & a lot of Avocets plus many Godwits fly in & a nice drake Garganey is picked out on the far bank.
We count 14 Little gulls that are swimming close enough to get a photo, 5 Marsh harriers also seen over the back of the scrape.
A walk up to the beach to see Common, Sandwich,& Little tern, a few Gannets are busy fishing along with the Terns.
Two flocks of Auks pass low over the sea but nothing that we need for a tick, so it's off to Choseley drying barns.
Not to long to wait before 3 Turtle dove show well, they are not needed for a tick as Jimmy & I picked a few up in Cambridgeshire last week & Brian had seen them some time before us.
The place is full of Yellowhammer with the odd Corn bunting & Goldfinch plus many Chaffinch.
As we stand at the side of the road some Hares come running towards us, so out comes the camera as it's not a sight you see every day. So no ticks for me but Jimmy finally gets a Hobby as it flies over head for his one tick & Brian also gets one tick with the Little Gull, despite no ticks still a great days birding with the boys.