Urban birding: lots to see and hear in Norwich!

Linda and I spent a couple of hours in Norwich before the crowds arrived (and before a decent breakfast at Bill's Restaurant) The very first bird we saw and heard was a male Black Redstart that flew up from the wall just behind the car in Bond's carpark! It moved on to the roof, but flew off before I could get the camera from my bag... We heard it (or another) several times around the Castle Mall, Surrey Street and the Woolpack.

We took a look at the Wensum from Elm Hill carpark: no Kingfisher today, but a distant Grey Wagtail under the Art School bridge. Also present were Egyptian and Greylag Geese and a couple of Feral Pigeons having a wash in the river! Goldfinches were everywhere, while Lesser Black-backed Gulls were feeding noisy young on many rooftops.

Last stop was the Cathedral: the female Peregrine was huddled down on her three chicks, while the male was off on his travels somewhere!