An early start (as usual!) saw Norman, Brian and me on the beach at Holkham before 8.00am: only two other people in sight - both birders. This pleasant, friendly couple pointed us towards the Shorelarks and soon we were all enjoying good views of these annual visitors. (It was at this point that I discovered my camera wasn't going to play ball!)
After the Larks moved on we walked along the seaward side of the dunes, where Norman quickly located a flock of five Snow Buntings: tagging along was a single Lapland Bunting! Sorry about the decidely 'record shot' images: hopefully the other two will let me use a few of theirs later!
A move to Cley for coffee was followed by a walk out to Bishop's Hide, where we 'enjoyed' distant views of the Dowitcher and a Pale-bellied Brent: after I sorted the camera out, I photographed my second favourite duck species: a drake Pintail.
A stop at Marsham Church on the way home failed to produce the Black Redstart, but a Buzzard and Marsh Harrier were interesting.
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