Driving to Norwich, Cantley and Buckenham Railway Station, Norfolk, UK.

A visit to see some good friends as well as some birding.

Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis).

I set off nice and early to try and miss the chaos that is the M6 but I failed and crawled along as far as the A14 but then things got better and I was soon at Pam and John's in Norwich where we had a good catch up, something to eat and we then headed out for some birding along the Yare Valley where our first stop was near the Railway stop at Cantley.

We stood by the gates on the far side of the tracks where we saw Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis), Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Pink-footed (Ánsar Piquicorto / Anser brachyrhynchus) and Greater White-fronted Geese (Ánsar Careto / Anser albifrons), Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor), Eurasian Wigeon (Sibón Europeo / Anas penelope), Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and European Herring Gull (Gaviota Argéntea Europea / Larus argentatus), a flyover Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Rook (Graja / Corvus frugilegus), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Pheasant (Faisán Vulgar / Phaisanus colchicus), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo) and several Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis.

It started to rain so we retreated to the car and John drove us around to the Station at Buckenham where we crossed the railway and walked out to the hide and onto a bank near there, the wind was cold but we spent some time scanning the marshes finding many of the same species but added Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser), Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca), Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna), Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) and Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa).

Again the rain started so we headed back to Pam and John's adding Fieldfare (Zorzal Real / Turdus pilaris) and Redwing (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus) on the way, later we had a nice meal and some wine.