Breckland Birder

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

Tuesday 10 September 2019

Houghton-on-the-Hill (0700-0800)

I spent an hour this morning in search of migrants on the patch this morning, and of particular interest was the dominance by Chiffchaffs as the most abundant migrant with at least 12 birds seen or heard, whilst Sylvia Warblers i.e. Blackcaps and Whitethroat, were conspicuous by their absence with just singles of these species noted.
Clearly, Chiffchaff numbers must have been somewhat higher than my count, one patch of Elder held 3 birds.
Chiffchaff at Houghton 10th September
Chiffchaff at Houghton 10th September
The above Chiffchaff appears to be an adult bird which has undergone its post-breeding moult, it appears quite a neat bird whilst juveniles generally appear quite scruffy.
A small flock of 9 Mistle Thrushes also present high over Houghton

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