I was working today in the Hingham and Mattishall areas of Norfolk and during breaks I collected a couple of very noteworthy records.
Driving through the Hardingham area I was aware that I had seen Ravens in recent times, when I saw a single bird leave a roadside Oak, I got out of the car and set up the scope and could hear Ravens at various localities around me. There was at least 16+ Ravens ahead of me in the large field of crops and pig units, some of which were juvenile birds. The numbers of Ravens was undoubtedly larger as I could hear calling birds beyond visual range. Within the Ravens on the ground was a small number of Rooks, it was easy to appreciate the size difference between these crows, the Ravens were much larger and bulkier birds.
It is without doubt quite remarkable to see how the status of Ravens has changed in Norfolk in the last decade or so, from being a very rare vagrant to an increasing breeding resident.
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| Raven. An increasing resident in the Brecks and in the wider Norfolk landscape. |
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A large field of wheat alongside the Hingham Road held a single Hobby low over the crops where it appeared to be hunting. This bird may have been attempting to flush a small bird or sweeping the crop for invertebrate species.
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