A walk along Cromer golf course produced a female Stonechat and a fox asleep down the bottom of the cliffs, and a few Redwings were still in the sea-buckthorn bushes.
A visit to West Runton produced a different Wheatear from yesterdays bird, and a hirundine sp. (most likely a Sand Martin) flew in off the sea and disappeared inland before I could get a look at it through my bins. The Med Gull was as ever patrolling the car park for food and had now moulted out the last few white feathers from its head and was now sporting a complete black hood.
Next stop was Felbrigg where a Mealy Redpoll had been reported, and I managed to find a few Redpolls feeding high up in the larches with some Siskins and Goldfinches but viewing was pretty difficult looking high up and into the light, so I decided to have another look another time when conditions were better.
A number of flocks of Crossbills were flying around the trees and then having discovered where they were coming down to drink, excellent views were obtained. A Grey Wagtail flew over a couple of times and landed in the stream for a short time and at least a dozen Common Snipe were flushed from the adjacent water meadow by a dog.
Back in the car park the Firecrests were showing well and a Tawny Owl was heard but evaded attempts to locate its roosting site.
