Back in Norfolk...

I returned to uni on Friday and this meant I would be able to get a bit of birding done yesterday. W headed to Sedgeford first, where the Eastern Yellow Wagtail (or Alaskan Yellow Wagtail to be more precise) was performing brilliantly. It is definitely the best looking of the three I've seen over the last few months!

Then went to Titchwell, and picked up a couple of Tundra Bean Geese at Choseley on the way past. As always, the selection of birds at the reserve was great including a Water Pipit, ringtail Hen Harrier, 50+ Marsh Harriers coming in to roost and just my second views of a Woodcock on the ground to round off an excellent day in East Anglia.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Woodcock

Another Eastern Yellow Wagtail!

I timed my return home from uni nicely last weekend as it coincided with the finding of an Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Prestwick Carr. I managed to see it on Sunday morning and it showed superbly down to a couple of metres.

It was my second in just over a month, although a lot less striking looking than the one in Suffolk...

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail...

A nice trip down to Walberswick NNR is Suffolk today, eventually getting good views of our target - the Eastern Yellow Wagtail. We had just arrived back at the car ready to leave when we heard news that it had been seen again so a rapid walk back to the marshes and thankfully it was still showing well. We heard it give the classic buzzy call a number of times too.

Also in the area was a Western Yellow Wagtail, Great Egret, Short-eared Owl, 7 Twite and up to 10 very showy Snow Buntings...

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Western Yellow Wagtail - notice the plainer looking face with pale lores, and of course the different call!

Snow Buntings