As is usual at this time of year Shags have started to appear offshore, but this year has seen higher than usual numbers of them both passing by and lingering on the sea. Quite a lot of them have been in pairs and are presumably siblings staying together, although a few singles have also been noted too such as this one on the groynes at West Runton.
The first returning Snow Buntings of the winter have started to pass through with a single west past Overstrand and three on the beach at West Runton, with one of them pictured below.
A few more Redwings and Song Thrushes have been noted coming in-off, along with several Starling flocks and a Woodcock, and the Tawny Owl that was first noted a couple of weeks back in Warren Wood continues to stay faithful to its roosting site although its always mostly obscured buried deep in the ivy. On the sea a nice flock of Eider were noted passing by along with a few Kittiwakes, and the usual Guillemots and Red-throated Divers were lingering offshore.
The first Stonechat that I've seen on the patch since the spring was noted at West Runton, where the usual wintering Med Gull continues to delight.
