7th March 2009
A day out around North Walsham with Adam. We were picked up from the station and dropped at Felbrigg Hall in the morning. The woods were fairly quiet, a Siskin and a pair of Coal Tits of note. Towards the lake a huge flock of Redwing flew up, and a Little Egret on a pool nearby was the first either of us have seen here. Eventually we located the Mandarin, 5 males and 3 females at best count. A Grey Wagtail flew along the stream towards the woods. near the donkey paddocks we heard, and eventually saw, a Nuthatch. We then went and had tea and a scone at the NT cafe.
After lunch we went to Walcott to look for Med Gull. No luck, but extensive gull searching did turn up a 3rd-winter Caspian Gull, my first of the year. There were 25-30 Turnstone along the sea wall, along with one Sanderling. We stopped at two patches of woods near Witton, flushing two Woodcock, 4 Roe Deer and 3 Muntjac Deer. Later in the day I walked through Spa Common and along the edge of Bacton Woods, seeing very little!
Year list 141 species
After lunch we went to Walcott to look for Med Gull. No luck, but extensive gull searching did turn up a 3rd-winter Caspian Gull, my first of the year. There were 25-30 Turnstone along the sea wall, along with one Sanderling. We stopped at two patches of woods near Witton, flushing two Woodcock, 4 Roe Deer and 3 Muntjac Deer. Later in the day I walked through Spa Common and along the edge of Bacton Woods, seeing very little!
Year list 141 species
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