Breckland Birder

Breckland Birder
Red Deer in Breckland, Norfolk Photo by Paul Newport

Sunday 3 September 2017

Watton Brook Valley at Little Cressingham, Norfolk 1715-1745

A short, pre-evening meal visit was made to the valley to check for migrants.  Full, dark cloud cover resulted in low light conditions, but it was a mild 19 degrees Celsius.
A scan of fence-posts and fencing either side of Watton Brook eventually produced a distant Stonechat.  This bird always remained distant, however, typical behaviour was seen including the bird on posts and wiring from where it launched sallies to the grass below for insect prey.
Much closer to me was an overflying Grey Wagtail giving its sharp "stit" call.  Also close to was a number of Blue Tits, Great Tits, and Marsh Tit flying up from thick vegetation along the banks of the brook from where a plentiful supply of invertebrate food can be taken.
As is always the case, hundreds of Rooks and Jackdaws flocked along the valley.

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