Greeted by a nice morning today. Decided to head out to Burwell Fen and park at the cycle bridge. However, arriving at the turn off to Upware to find a sign saying the road was closed! Took a risk to see how far along the road was the closure and got to the lock bridge in Upware to find that it was well and truly block with numerous barriers. Rather than head back I parked by the lock and walked down past the moorings and over the horse bridge.
I could hear Bearded Tit calling from the reeds as we passed the canal boats but didn't see any. Two Red Kite drifted over. We walked all the way down to the car park at Cock-up Bridge and then back up Harrison's Drove. Other that Cetti's Warbler there was very little to report other than a single Sparrowhawk.
Stopped in at the Docky for a latte and cake before finishing the triangle back to the Horse Bridge. A nice flock of Long-tailed Tit with other tits passed by and a single Hobby was circling high above the fen.
Full sightings list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S397985052
Weather Report for the day:
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Clear sky
Temperature: 17 - 20°C
Wind: Gentle breeze - moderate breeze
Wind Direction: W
Cloud Cover: 1 - 2%
Sunrise: 6:59am
Sunset: 6:37pm
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Friday 2nd October
Another glorious morning. Gave Annie a short walk as we had did 4 hours yesterday and left her in the house while I headed to Cavenham Heath.
Wandered through the woods listening to Robin, Blue Tit and Great Tit moving through the tree tops. A Tree Creeper made a brief appearance.
On the heath a group of six Stonechat were moving around.
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| Stonechat |
Sadly no sign of Grey Wagtail by the river and although reported yesterday, no Stone Curlew. A Buzzard was present.
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| Common Buzzard |
Full sightings list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398243237
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Broken clouds - scattered clouds
Temperature: 18 - 20°C
Wind: Moderate breeze
Wind Direction: SW - S
Cloud Cover: 46 - 55%
Sunrise: 6:59am
Sunset: 6:34pm
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