With the forecast for the morning rain clearing by lunchtime I headed to Norwich for my second visit to Thorpe Marshes this week. This time I remembered my wellies and it was a good job I did - the northern path parallel to the railway line was under water and deep enough to come within an inch of the top of my wellies! It was well worth the effort though because the wintering male
Bearded Tit showed very nicely on the near edge of the block of reeds. A wander/splosh around the reserve revealed
c35 Pochard, the female
Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid, c40 Gadwall, plus
Shovelers, Great Crested Grebe and
4 Coot. Away from the main body of water
3 Cetti's Warblers, Reed Bunting, Water Rail (heard only),
2 Jays, Siskins (in alders by the railway line),
Great Spotted Woodpecker, female
Sparrowhawk and a fly-through
Marsh Harrier.
Bearded Tit
Marsh Harrier
Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid
I left the site at about 13.30 and headed along the southern bypass to Barnham Broom where
c12 Red Kites came in to roost,
c200 Fieldfares were under the poplars and
3 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Song Thrushes and a handful of
Redwings made it a bit of a thrush-fest.
Red Kites
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