Highlights 8th October: An interesting day of movements started at dawn in the garden with overhead movements of Fieldfare (2), several flocks of Redwings (max. flock c.20), and a number of small flocks of Song Thrushes. All were in either a west or south-west passage.
A mid-morning static watch at Great Cressingham saw 4 Snipe west, 1 Woodlark NW, and more Redwings (largest flock 20+). One Goshawk, a local bird overflying farmland.
Great Cressingham (overviewing rolling farmland and hedgerows) 0850-1030
A beautiful morning with bright conditions and variable high cloud. The wind was a feature, a moderate, occasionally fresh south-westerly.
1 Grey Heron - east
4 Snipe - west 0855
Buzzard
2 Kestrel
1 Goshawk 0915
1 Woodlark - NW 0910 (+ 1 heard 0950)
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Redwing (max. flock 20+)
2 Fieldfare
Yellowhammer
I chose this location for a static watch as it is high ground with fantastic and distant views over rolling Breckland country, a great location for witnessing visible migration. This is a good spot for watching raptors (previous years have seen Hen Harrier here) and Buzzards featured as the most frequently seen raptor, however, the Goshawk seen at 0915 was not unexpected.
Visible migration this morning saw 4 Snipe together heading west, and a Woodlark seen 0910 would be a local migrant making for feeding grounds for the day.
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