Brookie's Diary

• Saturday, April 22, 2006 - Visit to Blacktoft Sands

Day out at Blacktoft Sands. Four target birds for the day Yellow Wagtail, Corn Bunting, Garganey and Bittern. Arrived at the fields near Ousefleet and stopping for dinner a Yellow Wagtail was seen in the field next to the car, a great start. We moved on after dinner a stopped further down the road looking out for target bird number two. Then the familar sound of keys were heard and looking around there was one Corn Bunting on the top of the bush we had stopped next too. Waiting a while produced three more with Wheatear in the fields also. Two of the target birds got with a bonus too, onto Blacktoft. Arriving at the reception a Drake Gargeney was pointed out to us on arrival, target bird three, could we hit all four. Other birds at Blacktoft were Avocet, another Yellow Wagtail, Marsh Harrier, Sedge Warbler, Willow   Warbler, Sand Martin, Black Tailed Godwit, Kittiwake which I thought was unusual, Buzzard, a Grasshopper Warbler was heard but not seen and target bird four the ever elusive Bittern was not seen   A good day thou with a few migrants caught up with three out of the four seen and a good weather to boot

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