Horsey Levels, Norfolk.

Drive round the area brought in a single GREAT WHITE FRONTED GOOSE. obviously of Eastern origin but very large and long necked. We also had a MERLIN on Acle Strait as were three COMMON BUZZARD wire sitting. But best was a female SPARROW HAWK which landed in a bush in front of us. Then flew off just feet away. Also GOLDEN PLOVER, GREY LAG GEESE, PINK FOOTED GEESE. LAPWING, 

Oulton Marsh

Walk round through the mud, no joke. Birding wise much to be desired with little excitement except for a WATER PIPIT that was calling well and flew over my head before settling down in long grass. This is the third one for this year and I have defiantly locked on to its call. Very few duck with only two TEAL as all of them are over the river. Who can blame them. Several 100 LAPWING flew off Peto's Marsh and BLACK TAILED GODWIT.
     

Carlton Marsh

Carlton Marsh: A walk through just to the end of the track and view over Peto's Marsh.

Best bird was an obliging WATER PIPIT which came up and shew itself well. I think it was one of two as another could be heard calling. This one also done the same and had all tell tail signature defined id.  A flock of MEADOW PIPIT 23 birds in all. Also a female MARSH HARRIER being harried by crows. Also KESTREL and COMMON BUZZARD. Also the usual birds with many WIGEON.

Abberton Resevoir: A short call in as only visiting family, best bird was the sighting of two redhead SMEW. One was rather close but no camera on my shoulder and by the time I got it, it flew. Also a pair of EGYPTIAN GEESE and the usual sighting of many ducks. I also managed two GOLDENEYE. 

Minesmere RSPB

Short call in with my friend and a cup of coffee. Best bird was 7 WHOPPER SWANS, with two of them young birds, but no green winged teal. Plenty of other stuff about for winter with just one curlew. I also had a sky over GREY WAGTAIL. But also a small cubby of RED LEGGED PARTRIDGE. at Benacre estate of the A12.

Home

Thanks to Hawk who serviced my scope in just a few hours. Service is absolutely fantastic and with the use that the scope has had there improvements have made it as new, and all for nought from the pocket. Taken in on Thursday last ready by that evening and picked up today it is now at home.

Loathingland Lake.

Sorry if you have logged in and found me long gone, but what with feeling rough and a chest infection. Things kind of came to a halt. But with the mad time over perhaps things will get rather back to normal.
Pathways: Little out of the ordinary but 11 GADWALL, 18 MOORHEN, but only one LITTLE GREBE is not at all good. 
Loathingland Lake: Found a really large flock of 28 HOUSE SPARROW'S. added a REDSHANK to my year list. GREENFINCH  2, GOLDFINCH 5, LITTLE GREBE 2, CORMORANT 1. SHOVELORE 1 on Leathe's Ham as well as 2 TUFTED DUCK.