Birding trip to Titchwell with Al

Not AI, Al…

Moths sorted at 5am, then breakfast, a bit of work, and a nice drive, with a 7-8 Crane flyover, then up to RSPB Titchwell, we got there before it “opened”. We saw Spotted Flycatcher, Spoffle, within minutes of getting out of the car. Other highlights included my first Little Tern, a couple of Spoonbills, loads of Avocet, and some feeding Turtle Doves. Lots of flypasts from Marsh Harriers and some Hobbies.

Spotted Flycatcher on a branch in dappled sunlight looking at the camera
Spotted Flycatcher affectionately known as a Spotfly or a Spoffle
Record shot of the Little Tern
Record shot of the Little Tern, definitely a much smaller bird than the Common Terns that were on the reserve, yellow bill can just be discerned
Shot of a Little Tern diving back in 2019
Shot of a Little Tern diving, North Norfolk, July 2019

For those who like lists:

  1. Arctic Tern
  2. Avocet
  3. Barn Owl (crossed road on our way home)
  4. Bittern
  5. Black-headed Gull
  6. Black-tailed Godwit
  7. Blackbird
  8. Blackcap
  9. Blue Tit
  10. Brent Goose
  11. Buzzard
  12. Chaffinch
  13. Cetti’s Warbler
  14. Chiffchaff
  15. Collared Dove
  16. Common Tern
  17. Coot
  18. Cormorant
  19. Crane (7-8x airborne en route)
  20. Gadwall
  21. Goldfinch
  22. Grey Heron
  23. Greylag Goose
  24. Herring Gull
  25. Hobby
  26. House Martin
  27. Jackdaw
  28. Jay
  29. Kestrel
  30. Lapwing
  31. Lesser Black-backed Gull
  32. Linnet
  33. Little Egret
  34. Little Grebe
  35. Little Ringed Plover
  36. Little Tern (NFM)
  37. Long-tailed Tit
  38. Magpie
  39. Mallard
  40. Marsh Harrier
  41. Meadow Pipit
  42. Moorhen
  43. Mute Swan
  44. Oystercatcher
  45. Pied Wagtail
  46. Red Kite
  47. Redshank
  48. Reed Bunting
  49. Reed Warbler
  50. Robin
  51. Rook
  52. Sedge Warbler
  53. Shelduck
  54. Song Thrush
  55. Spoonbill
  56. Spotted Flycatcher
  57. Starling
  58. Swallow
  59. Tufted Duck
  60. Turtle Dove
  61. Whitethroat
  62. Wood Pigeon
  63. Wren