Associates Sue and Peter had a double ticket for Pensthorpe wildlife park that they could not use: because it expired on July thirty first, they kindly handed it on to Linda and me. Theoretically not the best time to go to, with all of the geese in eclipse, however we had a completely pleasing afternoon. The Crane breeding space was pleasant, as had been the varied woodland and wetland walks, the place two Nice White and three Little Egrets had been noteable, as was a 12 months tick within the type of a Mandarin – as wild as any within the UK are!
After supper at Byfords in Holt we drove as much as the coast, parking on the finish of the East Financial institution for the brief stroll to Bishop’s Cover. As we approached, we flushed one other Nice White from Carter’s Scrape, however had been unprepared for the twelve Cattle Egrets that lounged in two teams on Pat’s Pool. These had been principally breeding-plumaged adults, however there have been just a few juveniles amongst them: after 5 minutes they flew off, spooked by a Marsh Harrier. Different good birds included two Inexperienced Sandpipers and a largish flock of Dunlin.
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