Having had 30 injections in my left eye over the last five years or so, it is now a year since the last one. Do retinal bleeds suddenly stop? To my surprise - and relief - no injection needed again to-day. We went birding. A shortened version of our long day out on the north coast.
We were at Harpley Cottages before we had seen double figures, where are all the birds? Some will have been hiding from to-day's blustery wind. We did find a hare sheltering at the edge of a wildflower strip.
Harpley Cottages have their usual complement of House Martins, scarce elsewhere. We found a roadside puddle between Abbey Farm and Flitcham, where both Swallows and House Martins were coming down to collect mud. Unfortunately, our parking spot meant that I was shooting into the sun, they're record shots only (that is an excuse for poor photos).
The hoped for Norfolk passerine ticks were non existent, no bird song, probably out too late for that. Holkham gateway added a Great White Egret, Wells North Pools a preening Spoonbill and Redshank (!).
It was then that we decide to drive home inland, via the chicken sheds at Cockthorpe. A Little Owl was tucked in tight under the hangover eaves of one of the sheds.
Moths Last Night
We had an interesting catch last night. Still struggling with recalling names after the dearth of moths in Scotland, it's improving every session. Four different Hawk-moths was a highlight. The Small Elephant Hawk-moth only our second ever, the first was in 2021.
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| Small Elephant Hawk-moth |
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| Elephant Hawk-moth |
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| Privet Hawk-moth |
Previously shown, the fourth was Poplar Hawk-moth.
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| Dark Swordgrass |
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| Lobster Moth |
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| Knotgrass |
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| Poplar Kitten |
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