Friends Sue and Peter had a double ticket for Pensthorpe wildlife park that they couldn't use: since it expired on July 31st, they kindly passed it on to Linda and me. Theoretically not the ideal time to visit, with all the ducks in eclipse, but we had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. The Crane breeding area was delightful, as were the various woodland and wetland walks, where two Great White and three Little Egrets were noteable, as was a year tick in the form of a Mandarin - as wild as any in the UK are!
After supper at Byfords in Holt we drove up to the coast, parking at the end of the East Bank for the short walk to Bishop's Hide. As we approached, we flushed another Great White from Carter's Scrape, but were unprepared for the twelve Cattle Egrets that lounged in two groups on Pat's Pool. These were mostly breeding-plumaged adults, but there were a few juveniles among them: after five minutes they flew off, spooked by a Marsh Harrier. Other good birds included two Green Sandpipers and a largish flock of Dunlin.
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