Thornham 13th May 2016
Thornham 13th May 2016
On our departure day from Thornham and Norfolk I took one last morning walk along the marsh and then through the reed beds up to the harbour. There is a change in the weather and, although it is still nice and sunny, a cold wind is blowing off the sea. This meant that a lot of smaller birds were hiding away in the bushes or reeds but I still saw a few and, as so often here, the first bird I heard as I left the house was a Cuckoo
Despite the wind I still got Reed and Sedge Warblers and Whitethroat. There was a good flock of Brent Geese on the marsh and I got fly – overs from Curlew and Little Egret. A pair of Linnet showed themselves nicely and I saw a lovely display from a male Skylark, on the ground and puffed up like a tennis ball singing to his female. It is little observations like this that add so much to a short walk.
Now it is time to leave Norfolk and head for Rutland Water for a bit of Osprey watching.
Bird Sightings : 13th May NWT Thornham
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Brent Goose | 40 |
| Mallard | 6 |
| Great Cormorant | 6 |
| Little Egret | 1 |
| Common Moorhen | 2 |
| Eurasian Curlew | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 20 |
| Common Wood Pigeon | 20 |
| Common Cuckoo | 2 |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | 20 |
| Sky Lark | 2 |
| Common Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Sedge Warbler | 3 |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | 4 |
| Common Whitethroat | 2 |
| Eurasian Blackbird | 1 |
| Common Chaffinch | 6 |
| Common Linnet | 2 |
