Norman having changed his Merc sports car for a brand new Mercedes EQA, he was keen to give it a run up to the North Coast: I have to say, it was a lovely ride - better even than his Bentley Continental!
First stop was Salthouse for a walk out to Gramborough Hill. The light was generally appalling: almost everything was a silhouette! We did manage several Wheatears, a Whinchat, a couple of Stonechats and a largish Pipit. Offshore there was an impressive movement of Razorbills heading eastwards: with them was a smaller bird that had the look of a Murrelet of some sort...
Bishop's at Cley was next stop, where an obliging Green Sandpiper joined a trio of Snipe in front of the hide. Two distant Curlew Sands were the best of the rest...
After coffee we walked East Bank, adding four Spoonbills and a Hobby to the day list. A brief seawatch produced close Gannets (every juvenile being scrutinised for boobiness!) lots of Sandwich Terns and a distant flock of Little Gulls.
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