Long-eared Owl and Long-billed Dowitcher

Norman and Brian had very little free time, so we spent most of the morning on the North Coast. First stop was a very cold and windy Blakeney, where a walk out to the five-barred gate produced little of note - particularly not the hoped-for Twite.

A move to Cley and a walk out to Pat's gave us distant views of the Long-billed Dowitcher, lounging around with Godwits, Lapwing and Dunlin. In flight the white 'lozenge' made it easy to pick out: not so easy once it was on the deck! Good fun reminiscing with some of the senior Cley birders: all veterans of Nancy's and the Beach Cafe.

Since the delightful Long-eared Owl had returned to Glandford - and since Norman and Brian hadn't caught up with it yet - that was our last stop on the way home.