1 Hobby at Houghton-on-the-Hill
Small Thrush arrivals
Raven at Little Cressingham
250+ Linnets at Little Cressingham
My first stop of the day was at Houghton-on-the-Hill where I intended to search for late summer migrants. The moderate SW wind was not conducive to good visual migration although I did find what was probably evidence of recent arrivals.
Checking hedgerows and trees my thoughts were with the Yellow-browed Warbler I found here two years ago, but the only Warbler species found was a single Chiffchaff.
At about 0813, a single Hobby passed over in a leisurely flight and continued off in a south-west heading, this late record was certainly of a passage bird.
I decided to check an old hedgerow for migrant Thrushes, hoping maybe for a Ring Ouzel, however, I did locate several Blackbirds, a few Redwings, and Song Thrush in Hawthorn, these were undoubtedly recently arrived hungry migrants.
A single Sparrowhawk was seen flying close to the ground and then hedge-hopping in an attempt to surprise potential prey.
Little Cressingham (late afternoon) 1630-1715
Late afternoon remained as grey as indeed the rest of the day had been, despite low light, visibility was quite good.
Checking suitable woodland habitat I found a few Redwings, Song Thrushes, and Blackbirds, these birds had a great fondness for a rich supply of dogberries, a soft palatable fruit which was also attractive to Blue, Great, and Coal Tits.
Overhead, a few Skylarks (8+) passed over, but over a large field of Sugar Beet, a very respectable flock of 250+ Linnets wandered over the crop, often settling within it.
Crow species always feature prominently in this area with some very sizable flocks of Rooks and Jackdaws always reliable. This afternoon a flock of 2,000+ Rooks and Jackdaws were typically seen in a long, strung out flock.
Rooks and Carrion Crows were calling, and Jackdaws cackled as they always do, however, I did not expect to hear the distinctive call of a Raven. This bird remained out of sight but the repeated "klonk klonk" or "klock klock" call was clearly that of this huge Corvid species.
This is my first 'patch' record of Raven, although I have read that this species has been recorded close by at Great Cressingham and at Thetford.
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