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Originally Posted by aeshna5  ...
I'm envious of the Lapland Bunting as it's been a few years since I last saw one! |
Hi aeshna5,
I was just lucky with the Lapland Bunting. When I was at Titchwell Marsh the day before (Wednesday) an experienced local birder was next to me by the beach and pointed out a Med Gull on the sea. We got talking, and when I said I was going to Cley the next day, he told me about the Lapland and Snow Buntings at Salthouse (next village along coast from Cley). When I got there, two photographers had obviously been putting down some feed almost next to the car park, and I managed to spot the Lapland Bunting amongst the Snow Buntings there. Another birder told me that the locals had been putting food out for the Buntings about 200 yards from the car park.
So they're likely to be there for some while if you're ever in the area and want to see a Lapland Bunting again.
The Robins at the visitor centre at Titchwell Marsh are incredible, and there was also a female blackbird that came as close to where I sat eating as this robin did. And yes, I saw something about the leucisitic robin, too.
Pete