Lovely, comfortable, newly-refurbished room at The Lodge in Old Hunstanton. The showerhead is one of those huge ones…can’t remember the name, but the shower this morning was fantastic. Can’t believe my luck with these nice rooms.
Met Chris Mills out front at 8:00am for the first of three days guided birding. Although it was cold (about 40 degrees), it was sunny with absolutely no wind. Our first stop was Dersingham Park in search of, but dipped on, Great Grey Shrike. Saw Stonechat and Meadow Pipit there.
I was quite happy to learn that our next stop was Thetford Forest-Lynford Arboretum. Chris found two lifers for me: Firecrest and Common Crossbill. We had cracking views of both birds. Also saw loads of other birds including Redwing, Marsh Tit, Mistle Thrush, lovely view of Greenfinch, Nuthatch and Treecreeper.
Next stop was Lakenheath Fen. Although we dipped on Common Crane, we saw at least four Marsh Harriers, Song Thrush, Cetti’s Warbler (heard), two Barn Owls, Yellowhammer, and Common Chiffchaff. Also saw hundreds of Starlings (from Russia) coming in to roost.
All in all, it was a fantastic day with 61 species under our belt. Tomorrow should be equally as brilliant!!
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