Trip reports

Titchwell 19th November 2006

Sunday, 10 December 2006

Our annual pilgrimage to Titchwell, always eagerly awaited and always a great day. This visit was blessed by glorious sunshine in the crisp autumnal Norfolk air, and blessed too with good sighting of lots of great birds. As soon as we got off the coach skeins of Pink-Footed Geese were flying overhead, with a Marsh Harrier quartering the fields. As ever waders and wildfowl thronged the freshwater lake, with good numbers of Pintail, Shoveller and Brent Geese present. A few Avocets and Ruff were feeding and a Jack Snipe showed very well. Later a flock of well over 200 Golden Plovers flew in. On the brackish marsh a Spotted Redshank had a Grey plover plus several Bar-Tailed and a Black-Tailed Godwit for company. Sea-watching turned up plenty of Common Scoter with a few Wigeon, Great Crested Grebes, Goldeneye and, surprisingly, a small flock of Shovellers, whilst a pair of Whooper Swans flew in off the sea. Late in the day, as we waited for a possible sighting of Barn Owl, we were entertained by Bearded Tits feeding in the reeds alongside the main path, and many flocks of Starlings coming in to roost in the reeds. Alas, no Barnie, but a cracking day never the less.