Breckland Birder

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

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Great Melton, Norfolk (Thrush passage)

A short work break mid morning and I decided to visit the small but well-wooded churchyard at Great Melton.  Much of this visit was focussed on the many large, old Yew trees.
Straight away I heard the familiar 'tik' call of Song Thrush, an early passage bird perhaps.
A mixed mobile flock of Tits and other species made their way through the Yew trees, the majority species here was Long-tailed and Great Tits, but also within this flock was Blue and Coal Tits, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatches, Goldcrest, and a smart looking Chiffchaff.  Higher in an Oak a Mistle Thrush briefly visited.  I continued to hear the 'tik' call of the odd Song Thrush, then, a small flock flew over the tree canopy and away, my first evidence of Thrush passage this autumn.

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