It was a beautiful sunny morning, although with a chilly wind from the north as I parked up by Little Coates Church to walk along the Freshney Valley. Almost the first bird I saw was noticeably different to the usual. It reminded me of the quick furtive movements of the tiny goldcrest I have been seeing in the cemetery but when I finally picked it up with the binoculars I could see that it was a chiffchaff. I was both surprised and delighted as it was either a very early summer migrant or, more likely, a bird that had overwintered. Either way it eluded the camera and so I continued with my walk hoping that it would be there on my return. I enjoyed a very pleasant hour or so of birding and especially enjoyed a glimpse of a kingfisher as it zipped along the river.
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