Thornham 6th May 2016
\nAfter 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\u00a0 Cuckoo calling.<\/p>\n
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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\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 What a magical walk.<\/p>\n
Year Tick : Barn Owl<\/p>\n
| Species<\/th>\n | Count<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Eurasian Oystercatcher<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rock Dove<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Wood Pigeon<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Collared Dove<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Cuckoo<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barn Owl<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Swift<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Jackdaw<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barn Swallow<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common House Martin<\/td>\n | 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sedge Warbler<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Grasshopper Warbler<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| European Robin<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Blackbird<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pied Wagtail<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| European Greenfinch<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| European Goldfinch<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … <\/p>\n |