Norman's turn to drive: since Linda had asked us to deliver some of her wax wraps to Cley Visitor Centre, that's where we started at 7.45.
Almost the first bird we saw from Bishop's Hide was a Long-billed Dowitcher, roosting among a flock of Black-tailed Godwits. The assumption has to be that it's last Autumn's long stayer, returning from the north with the non-breeding Godwits. When it woke up, it revealed itself to be in beautiful rusty plumage with a well-marked head: gorgeous!
Right in front of the hide was a flock of twenty five Spoonbills and sixteen Little Egrets: videos tomorrow! It was amusing to watch the youngsters begging for food and putting almost their entire head in the parent's bill!
A walk to the centre hides and East Bank added dozens of Med gulls, as well as the usual warblers and Bearded Tits. A pair of Swallows feeding young inside Avocet Hide was interesting to watch...
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