Went to Titchwell this morning.
Saw a sparrowhawk on route from King's Lynn.
Walked straight out to the sea and stood on the platform and started to scan the sea. I decided to move on the rocks in the middle of the beach as a couple sitting on the seat were having a 'domestic'!!!!! So I crossed the desert sandstorm to seawatch, not for very long though as a there were a couple of freak gusts that pushed the sand even harder swirling the sand at ferocious speed all around me, binoculars started to fill with sand!!!! Saved the scope just in time, would have been even quicker if I had had a stay-on-case (STILL WAITING NIKON!!!!!!!) `Had to rumage around in rucksack to find cover + caps. Saw several scooter very close in, 2 red throated divers, slavonian grebe, golden eye x 4, guillimots, eider, 1 long tailed duck. Walked back with eyes full of sand (yuck) and saw usual birds on scrapes including several nice pintail, a little gull amongst the black headed gulls, redshanks, 2 snipe, golden plover, bar tailed godwit, curlew, reed bunting, shelduck, wigeon, pochard, more golden eye, lapwings, starlings and avocets. Didn't see any marsh harriers or bearded tits, didn't expect to really, they were probably tucked up somewhere, too windy - AND I still havn't seen a heron this year yet!!!!. Went back round by the Fen Hide, nothing much round there, lots of usual finches on the feeders: greenfinch, goldfinch, chaffinches, house sparrows, blue tits. Had a vege pastie at the 'Feeding Station' and then drove to Thornham to have another look at the Lesser Yellowlegs. My mother had just arrived on her pushbike to view the bird for the first time. We both saw the bird, lovely views in the sunshine and chatted to several people we knew. I got to take several pictures this time, hopefully they will turn out ok (not digital yet), will send the slide film off next week. Saw about 30 twite here as well, 1 rock pipit and about 20 pied wagtails flew over. Apparently a Titchwell warden said that someone had seen a Dartford Warbler in this area at 9am, don't know if anyone has seen it since though, hopefully its seen again!!! BF Norfolkbirder was also there snapping away with a BIG camera.
Drove up to fields around Thornham and back down via Choosley Barnes to look for owls (4.30ishpm) but nothing about from pinkfeet in the fields. It was an excellent day until I got home.
I had just dished up a "Penny Special" which consists of loads of stuff thrown in a pan, when I heard a loud thud, my cat's ears went back, 2 'little people' ran pass my kitchen door, I ran to front of house (nothing through letter box) so looked out of front door to see two eggs running down my front window!!!!!! Little ba***ds - my temper went through the roof - I shot back in, grabbed my torch, shot back, locked front door and sprinted down the alleyway (runs down the side of my house) to catch the little s*ds, I was only seconds behind whoever it was and saw the tail end of 2 little boys (who had been running and excited conversation) going into a house with their mother and then closed door - there was noone else around and intuition told me it was them, so I knocked on the door (mother answered) and said 'excuse me, I saw you were just in front of me, you havn't seen two little boys have you running past here have you? (one of the boys comes to the door 'what little boy' he says (I immediately know its him by his tone and at this point want to strangle him!) I then said how someone had thrown 2 eggs at my window which is quite frightening when you live on your own etc etc and the little boy said 'I would have tripped him up if I had seen him' (isn't he FUNNY). I then said 'sorry to disturb you - I shall carry on looking for them, if I find them I'll kill them (well in a jokey sort of way - ok I was being serious!!!) I just don't understand some children/parents - we wouldn't have even considered doing that as children, its made me cross all evening. My shoes and torch are by the door ready!!! But I expect they are all tucked up in bed now! (sorry going completely off thread here!!!!)
Best Wishes Penny :girl: