On our departure day from Thornham and Norfolk I took one last morning walk along the marsh and then through the reed beds up to the harbour. There is a change in the weather and, although it is still nice and sunny, a cold wind is blowing off the sea. This meant that a lot of smaller birds were hiding away in the bushes or reeds but I still saw a few and, as so often here, the first bird I heard as I left the house was a Cuckoo<\/p>\n
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Despite the wind I still got Reed and Sedge Warblers and Whitethroat.\u00a0 There was a good flock of Brent Geese on the marsh and I got fly – overs from Curlew and Little Egret. A pair of Linnet showed themselves nicely and I saw a lovely display from a male Skylark, on the ground and puffed up like a tennis ball singing to his female. It is little observations like this that add so much to a short walk.<\/p>\n
Now it is time to leave Norfolk and head for Rutland Water for a bit of Osprey watching.<\/p>\n
| Species<\/th>\n | Count<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Brent Goose<\/td>\n | 40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mallard<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Cormorant<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little Egret<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Moorhen<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Curlew<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black-headed Gull<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Wood Pigeon<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Cuckoo<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Jackdaw<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sky Lark<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Chiffchaff<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sedge Warbler<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Whitethroat<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Blackbird<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Chaffinch<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Linnet<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thornham 13th May 2016 On our departure day from Thornham and Norfolk I took one last morning walk along the marsh and then through the reed beds up to the harbour. There is a change in the weather and, although it is still nice and sunny, a cold wind is blowing off the sea. This … <\/p>\n |