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Monday 30 October 2017

Hot MMF action at Strumpshaw Fen...

There was a slight feeling of  'after the Lord Mayor's Show' at the Fen this morning: none of yesterday's reported goodies had stuck around - the only Snipe were Common Snipe (but what gorgeous little birds they are!) and the only chunky seed-eating finch I came across was a female Bullfinch. Nevertheless, it was fascinating to watch two male Stonechats competing for the attention of a female along the river bank. She exacerbated things by flirting with both males, who responded by repeatedly flying at each other.

A move to Buckenham revealed that several thousand Pink-footed Geese have arrived, joining similar numbers of Wigeon grazing on the meadows. Several good flocks of tits charged up and down, comprised of Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Coal Tits and Marsh Tits: no warblers, however...










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