Thornham 9th May 2016
I started the morning with a walk along the edge of the marsh at Thornham. The Reed and Sedge Warblers were all singing and I got good views of Sedge Warbler and Wren. I immediately heard a Cuckoo calling and on the marsh there were Redshank, Shelduck and the usual Corvids and Gulls
We spent most of the day elsewhere but after our evening meal in The Lighthouse pub, we walked back aong the reedbed path that runs from the harbour to our cottage. Even at 9.30pm the Reed and Sedge Warblers are still singing, if a bit casually. All the birds seem to be alert still at that time of the evening and any noise is liable to set them off squawking. The Redshank never seem to sleep and are always in the background. The atmosphere of the place is lovely and on a Spring evening what could be better ? We didn’t see the Barn Owl as we had done the previous night but just as I was about to put the key in the door we heard a Tawny Owl hooting; another holiday first.
Bird Sightings : 9th May Thornham
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Common Shelduck | 8 |
| Common Redshank | 8 |
| Black-headed Gull | 10 |
| Common Cuckoo | 1 |
| Tawny Owl | 1 |
| Common House Martin | 4 |
| Eurasian Wren | 1 |
| Sedge Warbler | 2 |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | 1 |
| Eurasian Blackbird | 2 |
| Common Chaffinch | 4 |