Early August is not generally too productive a month for birds, but Brian, Norman and I thought we'd meet early and have a run around our two favourite reserves.
First stop was Cley, where a walk out to the Centre Hides produced (I think!) a Sanderling feeding with a Dunlin, two Great White Egrets and distant views of the Long-billed Dowitcher. We walked back to Bishop's, enjoying close views of four Spoonbills - two adults and two juveniles - as well as plenty of the usual waders. After coffee and scones, a walk along the East Bank seemed like a good idea. Despite the strong breeze, we added Bearded Tit to the daylist, while a brief seawatch revealed scores of Sandwich Terns streaming west, as well as several Gannets and a possible Arctic Skua. We returned to Bishop's (picking up a distant Hobby over the woods) from where, after a bit of a wait, the Dowitcher waddled out from among the Godwits, giving decent views before it flew behind an island.
We stopped at Hickling on the way home, adding several more Great White Egrets and another Hobby to the tally: a recent relocation of the cattle had caused the waders to scatter, but there were a couple of large groups of Ruff and Curlew.
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