At dawn it was very briefly dry, however, cloud very soon moved in bringing frequent showers. The wind was a moderate to fresh NW.
I didn't walk too far this morning, instead I decided to sit and watch what was going on around me in the small, beautiful churchyard at St. Mary's. The habitat of Hawthorn, Elder, Sycamore, and Ash, along with Ivy cover, provided shelter and feeding for birds from the cold, wet weather.
I didn't have to move too much as a good part of habitat was viewable from my seated position.
Wood Pigeon
1 Swallow - high SE
2 Song Thrush
Blackbird (juvenile)
Robin
Blue Tit
Great Tit
2 Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
2+ Goldcrest
Wren
Dunnock
Treecreeper
10+ Chiffchaff
2+ Blackcap
30+ Chaffinch
Goldfinch
There appeared to be little evidence during my visit of visible migration other than a single high-flying Swallow heading in a SE direction.
The churchyard was the place to be as birds sought shelter here from the poor conditions. Migrants seen were in the form of 10+ Chiffchaff, of these some were adults in their fine looking fresh plumage. Song was heard from one individual. Most observations of the Chiffchaffs were of birds in bushes and shrubs where they searched for food.
2+ Blackcaps were seen, this included a male in an Elder bush where it took berries for eating.
The most numerous species seen this morning was 30+ Chaffinches, also many Blue Tits were roving about with smaller numbers of Great Tits and a 2 Coal Tits included.
Watton
With light fading fast, 10 Golden Plovers seen flying high NW.
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