At last finally some birds & a fine Merveille du Jour

On Sunday 24th October, a look around Gunton Warren revealed the Ring Ouzel, as I walked behind and aove the second Holm Oak copse just north of Warren House wood, the Ring Ouzel flew out and landed in bracken just behind. from here it flew into a Mountain Ash tree. It was later seen along the cliff top in flight at Gunton Warren before eventually returning back flying into the Holm Oak copse. A look out to see by Warren House wood revealed a fine mid distance Little Auk flying north, (my first for several yaers) which I was able to put a recently arrived Rob H onto. Meanwhile at Pakefield by Crazy Mary's Gulley, behind the lighthouse and assembled team of birders initilalay failed to find or see anything, until late on. We received a shout and Dick, Paul & Jane F, Maurice et al went to the southern end of a wooded shrub copse where we saw the excellent Pallas's Warbler that flitted up a tree then down again and then it flitted to the right hand side. It showed the array of broad yellow latteral crown stripes, yellow rump showed well when it briefly hovered in flight flycatching. A few minutes after we first saw it it disppaeraed lile a willo the wisp and was gone! On Wednesday 27th October, John H very kindly informed me he had caught a Merveille du Jour Moth and would I like to see it? A very pretty Moth that I'd always wanted to see. This was a very welcome diversion for me from recent travails and as I was off at 2.30pm from work that day it was perfect timing too. John lives at Hemsby in Norfolk and I arrived at John's and he took the Moth out of the fridge I managed a few pics with my 150mm Macro lens and managed the following shots on a piece of log then outside where it was left to eventually fly again back in the wild. A special very special afternoon, so big thanks to John.