Castle Marsh, North Cove

Jonathan and I took a walk round on a day that started very bright and amazingly warm again for this time of the year. Started off before we left home with a CHIFFCHAFF in the garden again with usual call. Best bird was a COMMON BUZZARD that gave us views but only along way off over the other side of the Waveny. This bird then flew later on closer but only for a few second before coming down over North Cove. Other sighting where: REDWING, FIELDFARE,COAL TIT, L-T-TIT,B-TIT,G-TIT, KESTREL, MEADOW PIPIT (8) GOLDFINCH several flocks the most common of the small stuff. CHAFFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER AND G-S-WOODPECKER.

Home.

While feeding Brian my Robin in the garden, who has me conditioned to feeding him meal worms at 9am each morning. I heard the call of a CHIFFCHAFF. How late do they run as this was just a bog standard bird as afar as I could see, except that it was really brightly coloured for a bird so late in the year. No wing panels and a the hueet of the call repeated was symbiotic of the species.

Fisher Row,Oultion Broad

First birding for three weeks, took the chance weather good and I feel good. Best of day was 10 BLACK-TAILED-GODWIT on new created marsh with 8 REDSHANK 40 WIGEON 12 MALLARD,15 TEAL, 1 GREYLAG, 200 BARNACLE GEESE over Burgh St Peter. 1 KESTREL,GREAT TIT, BLUE TIT, LONG-TAILED-TIT and 4 TREE CREEPER, 1 PIED WAG, 1 MEADOW PIPIT. ROOK, CROW and JACKDAW. WOOD PIGEON. 3 GREY HERON, MUTE SWAN. 1 REED BUNTING. 2 MOORHEN. Large flock over small passerine unidentified on far side of Waveny. Assumed to be FINCHES. BLACKBIRD, FIELDFARE AND REDWING along railway track. GOLDFINCH and GREENFINCH. Also had good view of CHINESE WATER DEER and took a few photo's to confirm.

James Paget, Gorleston.

Not much birding for me but a very large flock, of over a 100 CORMORANT flew over as we where going into Paget. Followed a short time later with another flock of over a 30 birds and also a few stragglers trying to keep up. The birds seemed to be more "car" than "sin" as to classification,  although it was 15:30 hrs and the light was failing. They where all heading South West which means to me they where heading in the direction of Lound Lakes.