A visit to Felbrigg today produced the regular Firecrest in the car park and a single Crossbill flew over calling, with another two or three in the trees behind the lake. A pair of Mandarins were on the lake, and 3 more, two males and a female, were watched flying over in hot pursuit of each other. A Barn Owl was hunting the meadow, where Shelduck and Oystercatcher were also noted, along with the resident Canada and Greylag Geese, and a single Coot, Mute Swan and the Tufted Duck flock were also on the lake.
A small flock of Sand Martins and a couple of Swallows were feeding over the lake and the adjacent trees, with one of the latter landing briefly on the fence enabling me to grab a quick pic, although it was into the light.
