Winter Has Arrived

 Monday November 17

A day of menacing black cloud, showers, rainbows, sun and overcast. All of these as we drove west. The Wash had the fewest birds we've ever experienced. 

Mindful that my 2025 bird folder is missing some common species, we stopped to photogtaph House Sparrow on the chalet feeders. 


 


The Long-tailed Duck was still present, just as active too. Pam saw it, I didn't. We both enjoyed the first year Great Crested Grebe, actively diving in search of a meal.


 

 

A Redshank in a hurry


 and a Jackdaw which actually stayed as we stopped. They usually fly away. Although against the light, its brilliant yellow eye stood out as it strutted about on the grassy verge.


 


The wind was so strong as we left home, that the car door blew shut whilst my left leg was still on the drive. No real harm seems to have occurred. 

A late influx of Sibes along the coast has been so frustrating, none of them available for us. Pallas's, and Hume's Yellow-browed have been added to the Dusky Warblers. 

Group moth-ing has come to an abrupt end due to the cold snap,  -1C here this morning, and the forecast for next week is for continued low temperatures.  We shall continue to meet at Cley Visitors Centre on a Thursday morning for coffee, cake and a chat.

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