A dry run on the bike

An ok day weather wise and an excuse to burn some of the Christmas calories, saw me off to Snettisham Coastal Park via Abbey Farm to put some biking miles under my belt. Although not primarily a birding trip I took all I needed equipment wise to see how I'd get on, covering a total of 32 miles and clocking up 55 species. A nice selection of birds were seen as always in this part of the world, which included Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Marsh Tit plus a singing Woodlark on some roadside wires and around 25 Grey Partridge. The largest Partridge Covey was ten birds, with a covey of five proving the most approachable, the remainder largely twos or threes, I don't think I can remember seeing so many in one day!

Covey of five Grey Partridge.