May 7, 2016 archive

May 07 2016

Titchwell RSPB 7th May 2016

Titchwell RSPB 7th May 2016

After having settled in at our cottage in the village of Thornham, we decided that we were ready for a full day at the Titchwell RSPB reserve, just a mile down the road. As soon as we arrived we checked out availability of places on the “guided tour” of the reserve led by an experienced birder and with the aim of seeing as many species as possible in one afternoon. This didn’t  start until 1pm so we had a whole morning to cover the reserve ourselves. We set out to see as many species as possible in the time we had.

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May 07 2016

Thornham 7th May 2016

Thornham 7th May 2016

I took an early morning walk on my own through the reed beds to the old, silted up, harbour. The reed bed was alive with the sound of Reed and Sedge Warblers and the sound of Oystercatchers and Redshanks is always in the air, more, or less, distant depending upon the state of the tide. Over by the harbour in the field immediately opposite the path I walked I came across four Whimbrel foraging around in the grass. This was a “year tick”. All of the fields surrounding the harbour were full of Skylarks. A single Avocet flew overhead.

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