Thornham 6th May 2016
After our stop over at Horsey Mere, we stopped of at NWT Cley Marshes for a cup of tea and then ploughed on to Thornham where we were due to stay for a week. It was quite late by the time we got there so we cleaned up and then went out for a meal. The first thing we heard as we were leaving the cottage was a Cuckoo calling.
The whole village was full of hirundines and every tree had a singing Blackbird. A group of houses seemed to have a flock of House Martins in every roof. Later that evening I went out for a walk along a path that runs by a field where Owls are supposed to be hunting. I took the boardwalk and then the dirt track. As I tried to walk quietly down the track, I still managed to flush a number of animals including a fox and a Barn Owl. As if that wasn’t good enough I soon found myself standing over a clump of brambles from which a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling in a deafening manner. Needless to say I couldn’t see it.
As daylight started to fade away and the song of Reed and Grasshopper Warblers all fell away all that was left was the sounds of distant Oystercatcher. What a magical walk.
Year Tick : Barn Owl
Bird Sightings : 6th May Thornham
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | 6 |
| Rock Dove | 6 |
| Common Wood Pigeon | 10 |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | 6 |
| Common Cuckoo | 1 |
| Barn Owl | 1 |
| Common Swift | 6 |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | 10 |
| Barn Swallow | 8 |
| Common House Martin | 30 |
| Sedge Warbler | 2 |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | 1 |
| Common Grasshopper Warbler | 2 |
| European Robin | 2 |
| Eurasian Blackbird | 6 |
| Pied Wagtail | 1 |
| European Greenfinch | 2 |
| European Goldfinch | 1 |