Great White Egret at Holkham...

Yes, I know we're supposed to call them 'Great Egrets' nowadays, but I'm old school! Linda joined Brian, Norman and me for a run up to the North Coast in the hope of a few migrants. First stop (And first part of today's post!) was Lady Anne's Drive, Holkham.

A slow, careful grill of the trees out to Meol's House produced one possible YBW, but nothing to point a camera at. However, a visit to Washington Hide was instantly more productive, with good - if distant - views of a Great White Egret. We watched it catch several fish, including what seems to be quite a large Silver Bream or hybrid. A walk along to the Jordan Hide added nothing to the daylist, apart from the first Pinkfeet of the year: a vast flock of several thousand birds that flew restlessly back and forwards. After drinking a flask of tea, we headed west...