The last few days

Monday 26th, I photographed the Tundra Bean, as well as its new friend and also its potential downfall, a pair of Foxes, at Sidestrand which was pleasing, but still no sign of the Bittern, presumably long gone.

After lunch acting on a tip I checked out the 20 or so Bramblings near Roughton and some more near Felbrigg, both with Linnets and Chaffinches

27th
A party of Grey Partridge flew across the main Mundesley - Southrepps road for an excellent year tick

28th
Cley was cold and uninteresting until a party of Pinkfeet came straight in off the sea with 9 Barnacle Geese tagged on, which surely must be good.  The only other item of interest was a new female Marsh Harrier but whether she stops or not remains to be seen.  I took the camera but only managed a few unexciting shots of Moorhen and that local photographic favourite, Black-tailed Godwit.

29th
A run round in the intermittent blizzards got colour-ringed Marsh Tit, some Siskins and a couple of Treecreepers for the year at Sculthorpe.  Only one Brambling there  and a couple of claimed Redpolls however, but there was yet another Water Rail under the feeder by the wardens hut.

The pair of Scaup at Wells would have been photographable were it not for the driving snow so I gave up and went for a late lunch at Cley en rote home.