Review of 2024: Farewell old friend

2024 foremost for me will always be remembered very sadly for the sudden and shocking and totally unexpected loss of our much loved Tabby cat Cosmo who died suddenly on 1st February and he is greatly missed by us both, he was a wonderful boy, a fantastic companion and we still miss him dreadfully. He was a real character, an integral part of the family and we still mourn his loss very deeply. On a much better note, we welcomed Misty another rescue cat, a beautiful blue and cream Tortie who has settled in so well and with Whitby, our other black cat who we welcomed in 2023. Also a mixed year on the wildlife front. It was amazing how much bad weather we had during weekends and days off particularly towards the end of the year. Also on the debit front a very poor year for butterflies. In January, it was a great start to the year on the 1st with a duo of Divers in Lowestoft, Great Northern and Red- throated and a nip over to an incrediby crowded Southwold to see the Lesser Yellowlegs. on the 5th and 14th January a nip across the border into Essex revealed an American warbler species (a family I have had a recent 2024 run of dips) a fine Northern Water Thrush, which was an excellent trip on both occasions. Unfortunately we lost poor Cossie on the 1st February and the year went downhill from that point on. TBC