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Saturday, 13 February 2010

Black Redstart

A trip along the coast produced a flock of Shorelarks at Holkham Bay and a few assorted waders at Titchwell including Avocet, Ruff, Spotted Redshank and Black-tailed Godwits, plus Mealy Redpoll and Water Rail.

Back on the patch a visit to West Runton produced the hoped for Black Redstart on the clifftop near the car park as it was getting dark, which had been present albeit very elusively for the last week or so.
 
As it was virtually dark when I saw it, I returned next day to try to get some photos of it, and eventually located it feeding on the field where the sheep had been recently, and where it was seen to be feeding on the flies around the left behind droppings. It was pretty active but I managed to get the two pictures below of it.
 
Nearby a few Fieldfares were feeding on the playing field on the edge of the adjacent caravan park.

Back in the car park the wintering Med Gull was easily attracted to some bread, and I took a few shots as it flew round us.