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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Penny Clarke" data-source="post: 1156237" data-attributes="member: 40022">Posting my Friday bird news very, very late, due to the fact that I have not long been back from A+E!!!Went to Holme earlish about 8am and parked car by 5-bar gate. I realised I needed to put my hood up over my hat as it was wickedly cold and the wind was ferocious. I walked along coastal path to Gore Point and walked on the beach, only for a very short while though as was it was just one big sand storm and I could hardly walk in it! Walked through the Forestry area and saw absolutely nothing apart from a few carrion crows - carried onto reserves where there were a large number of shovelars and tufted duck on the broadwater and lots of wigeon about. I heard the ruddy duck, but couldn't see it. No cars on the carparks either, everything was dead! On my route back to car I did have some excitement when a huge flock of curlew (at least 50) were put up with other waders - could not see what had spooked them though. Walked back through the Forestry and saw 3 stunning stonechats. Got back to car and then went to have a look at Holme Marsh Reserve where a few wigeon and teal with sitting by the reedy edges of pool sheltering from the wind and that was about it.Did an 8-hour shift in the hospital in the afternoon and while assisting a patient, I bent down and cracked my head on a bedside cabinet that was behind a curtain (unbeknown to me!) I had to sit with a bag of ice cubes on my forehead for a while and then went and sat in A+E for a few hours, was given all clear to go home<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> and I am sure I will have a headache from bruising in the morning! Listening to the incredible winds out there, I think I will give birding a miss tomorrow and nurse my head:-CAnyone thinking of coming to Norfolk this weekend...... - if I were you, I would stay at home by the fire:t:Best Wishes Penny:girl:</blockquote>

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