Brian and I had a morning free, and with driving rain and storm-force winds scheduled for this afternoon, we met at 7.30 and headed to Cley. First stop was Leatherpool Lane, where a little patience eventually resulted in reasonable views (in poor light!) of the astonishingly late-staying Barred Warbler. In the same hedge were several Bullfinches and a female Blackcap.
A few miles walking around the perimeter of the reserve eventually found us in the right place to enjoy extremely close views of a somewhat gory-looking Iceland Gull, that had obviously found one of the many dead seals to its liking. Five dark seaduck flew past: I thought they might be Mergansers, but too distant to be certain. This well-marked Brent seemed to have a few Branty features...
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