It was a gloriously sunny day with barely a breath of wind, which Linda, Sue, Peter and I had chosen to spend in the Brecks. First stop (having endured the nightmare of the A11 roadworks!) was Mayday Farm. The very first bird we saw was a Woodlark, on phone wires by the parking area: the only one we encountered all day! In between the F-15s and F-35s we steadily added interesting birds to the list: a couple of Goshawks, numerous Buzzards and Kites and a Raven. Best of all, though, were the Redpolls, Siskins and Goldfinches that were visiting a little drinking pool by the main track. Nearby, the 'screen pool' wasn't so productive: just a couple of Yellowhammers.
After lunch at Brown's, we visited Weeting Heath: so sad to see this great little reserve being left unmanned, with no information board - or icecreams! No Stone Curlews, either...
Last stop was Cockley Cley, where just a few Hares and Linnets were about the best we saw: we wound the day up with tea and cakes in Swaffham!
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