Great Spotted Woodpecker drums at the bottom of the garden but this is the female (which also drum sometimes). The male Kestrel often uses this perch and drops onto prey in the garden. Other good birds include Blackcap, Nuthatch and a fly over Red Kite (not so common in Hampshire as Northants).
What can you see in North Norfolk without going to Titchwell. Well plenty of Barn Owls for a start. We saw at least 4 out hunting at all times of the day in the Burnham Norton/Overy area. Little Egrets were also scattered all over the place and could be found in any old ditch or stream. Other bits and pieces included Red-throated Diver past Salthouse and a few other birds pictured below.
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Dark-bellied Brent Geese Branta bernicla bernicla
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor, Roydon Common
All digiscoped with Canon A640 and Leica APO77 x20
Just one moth in the trap this morning, despite the very mild conditions overnight. It is the rather scarce Lead-coloured Drab, which is not annual in the garden. This is a very dark specimen but shows the rounded wing shape and feathered antennae characteristic of the species.
I love cold mornings on the Nene Washes. It was beautiful this morning and there were plenty of birds, although only half the central drove was accessible due to flooding.