With more clear and sunny weather, the afternoon was again spent looking for any raptor movement through the patch. A number of Common Buzzards were seen, but as usual it was unclear as to whether these were true migrants or just local birds having a fly round.
A brief 'chacking' from a nearby tree didn't at first register, then as it called again as it flew off across the field I quickly realised it was a Ring Ouzel. It briefly perched atop a hedge then carried on inland.
Having missed a couple of opportunities of Cranes going through the patch this year, including one over yesterday, when news came through of one circling at Stiffkey, hopes were raised of a third chance, but which way would it go? No further news came from points west, until I received a welcome call to alert me that it(?) had just gone over Incleborough and was heading towards me. A few seconds later I had picked it up flying over the south side of Cromer and watched as it disappeared into the distance towards Northrepps.
Having missed a couple of opportunities of Cranes going through the patch this year, including one over yesterday, when news came through of one circling at Stiffkey, hopes were raised of a third chance, but which way would it go? No further news came from points west, until I received a welcome call to alert me that it(?) had just gone over Incleborough and was heading towards me. A few seconds later I had picked it up flying over the south side of Cromer and watched as it disappeared into the distance towards Northrepps.
