On the 15th i walked Carey's Meadow before heading onto Thorpe. The area was much livelier than previous visits with Garden Warbler and 4 Blackcap among the birds singing. Recent visits to Thorpe Station Marsh had been rather drab so i soon picked up most hindrines and many of the returning warblers for the first time this year. I had decided to visit in the hope for a fly through Red-rumped Swallow with a few along the coast and a big movement of hindrines. I had no luck on that front but sitting by the cattle pen i heard a Yellow Wagtail towards Bungalow Lane, on scanning the marsh and posts i then found the aforementioned Whinchat, but not the Yellow Wagtail. A Common Sandpiper was on the spit and a Common Tern flew along the river.
Visiting on the afternoon of the 23rd while Laura had her nails done for the Wedding i had a good stomp on the patch in bright sunshine. I soon heard a distant Grobbler calling which eventually i located towards the back of the marsh singing high in the reeds. At least 1 Cuckoo was in the area, in the poplars at the east end of Whitlingham Great Broad and possibly a second in the woods. 2 Shelduck where on the spit and a fly over Hobby seems to be resident this year reading other people blogs. I finally found a LRP near the scrape having missed them on previous visits. Before being picked up, despite a very busy beer garden i set up my scope in the Rushcutters and managed to add Cuckoo to my 'Pub List'
Sadly the Wedding prep meant i couldn't travel down to see the Cream-coloured Courser or even get to see the Bee Eater in North Norfolk, two birds i would have loved to have seen. But the Wedding was blessed with great weather and the day went swimmingly, we even had Spotted Flycatcher nesting outside out honeymoon suite window.
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