Monday, 21 April 2025

Corton environs and Gunton

On Monday 21 April, a look around Corton OSW as I entered I heard the distinct and familiar seven note call of Whimbrel and I spotted 2 fine Whimbrels which flew low and north over the OSW. By the pond, 2 male Mallards and the Moorhen seen. As I was walking along the north fence I saw a male Wheatear perched up on the north-east corner, I managed a few shots with the Nikon (but can't load them up at the moment) there were around 5 Linnets, a Greenfinch and a Song Thrush seen. I walked down the road southern end of Broadland sands and heard a Willow Warbler singing from the trees above and saw the bird feeding in the canopy its cleaner white underparts and long wings gave me my first Willow Warbler sighting of the year, how they have declined locally. A Whitethroat was singing again from the "Pallid" pile and showed a nice male. A Chiff- Chaff was singing the other side of the road, as was another Whitethroat further down and a Blackcap. Later on at Gunton, I heard a scolding Lesser Whitethroat behind the Harvester.

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