Set off in very light drizzle for a walk that was curtailed due to the rain increasing as I found myself on Ash Valley GC. In all, 26 species were noted, the highlight being a recently arrived pair of stonechat in the ditch and around the rough between the 6th, 7th and 13th hole. This is a regular overwintering haunt for this species, but good to see, nevertheless.
Bullfinches around Valley Fields along with a calling nuthatch and common buzzard. In the garden, coal tit and long tailed tit got the year list off to a reasonable start. Tomorrow, an early year sortie to North Norfolk, so the list should be up around 100 species fairly promptly this year. The last 2 years we have been away in early January and so may have missed out on several typical Norfolk species.
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| Ash Valley Golf Club stonechat at ISO 2000 due to exceptionally poor light |
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| same bird |
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| Moon on New Year's Eve from the garden. |
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