A better than average Autumn
A very good Autumn, with plenty of moth trapping in the garden. The highlight a fairly tatty, but nevertheless spectacular Clifden Nonpareil. Other highlights came from a week in Norfolk, timed well with some East winds. At Winterton, I was lucky to find a Red-breasted Flycatcher, right place at the right time as it flew round the edge of some dense sycamores, then took over half an hour to get identifiable views. (A very long 30 minutes!). Could have quite easily walked past it, as indeed a few other birders had done so, but it showed well to a few of us eventually. Spent a couple of days seawatching prior to this, as the winds were strong, and from the north. Highlight was a Sabine's Gull, several of which were being reported around the coast, but I failed to see any Long tailed Skua which also seemed to be reported during the week. The other highlight from my week was a Camberwell Beauty flying strongly west, over my head and out of sight, as I walked to the ice crea