Already the 12th October and no addition to the blog since the 25th September! We've been out and about visiting various locations but quite a bit of time and effort has gone into the training of Annie, which happens to be producing dividends as she is doing really well.
Have spent a great deal of time in and around the local patch hoping to find Yellow-browed Warblers but with no luck. In fact all the areas covered seem very quiet. Took a walk to the Horse Fen and along the lane to Wicken (here after known as Tit alley). Usually at this time of year it is busy with flocks of tits passing back and forth along the trees but was very quiet with only one small flock of tits and a couple of Goldcrest.
On the 3rd while checking out the Lode area had two Redwing fly over heading towards Wicken. Last year first sighting in this area was on the 12th October so an early visit from these two. However since then no more!
Wildfowl numbers beginning to creep up at Burwell with Wigeon leading the way. We've had a couple of visit but have stayed to the lower portion of the fen while we get Annie trained. Did have an interesting sighting of a Yellow Wagtail and a single Reed Warbler on the 8th October which seemed somewhat late especially for the Yellow Wagtail.
Three Common Crane put in an appearance. They had been calling from somewhere towards Upware and as we crossed the Fen they flew in, landing on the far side of the flooded area. The family party indulged in a bit of sky-pointing before moving further off.
The photos above and below were taken with Esther's Fujifilm Finepix HS30. This is a 'bridge' camera giving an impressive zoom range without having the DSLR lenses to carry. I've been trying it out over the last few weeks and must admit to being very impressed.
This afternoon (12th October) decided to go over to Cavenham Heath for a stroll. The walk was very nice but the birds absent! Never mind there is always another day.
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