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Friday 31 December 2021

Last birds of 2021

Despite the gloomy weather, I thought I'd have a final run around local spots, more for exercise than anything else. As I drove north on Woodbastwick Road, I was delighted to see a Little Owl perched on a manure heap right by the road: one to keep an eye on!

First stop - in the pouring rain - was Ranworth Broad. A scan of the few Greylags failed to reveal yesterday's reported Lesser Whitefront: apart from an attractive hybrid of some sort, a  lone Pink-footed Goose was the only odd-man-out. (I wonder if we have another case of the 'Three White Storks' here?) A walk out to the floating visitor centre added Siskin and a very mealy-looking Redpoll, while a pair of Kingfishers were good to see.

A move to Cantley was fairly unproductive, the only Geese being thousands of Pink-feet and a few Canadas. Last notable bird was a nicely-marked Buzzard near Hassingham. So that's it: 195 for the year: a low total, but some cracking birds!











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