It seems ages since I've had a day out with Norman & Brian (what with covid and other mishaps!) so today was a very welcome break. We started the day with half an hour scan of the tamarisks at the Salthouse beach road turnoff, in the company of a very pleasant couple from Blakeney. The target was a 'somewhat elusive' Greenish Warbler: they'd seen it the previous evening and a couple of times before we arrived. Amazingly we 'enjoyed' two second views: brief, but conclusive.
Next stop was Bishop's Hide, where we quickly located (with directions from a friendly Scots birder) a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper. It was as far away as it could possibly be, but we all managed a few record shots. (Our Scottish friend let us see the bird really well through his telescope!)
Other birds began to appear: Green Sandpiper, Snipe, lots of Ruff and Black-tailed Godwits and a patrolling Hobby. A walk along the East Bank was unproductive until we reached the sea, when the familiar 'seven whistles' alerted us to a passage of Whimbrel. The centre hides added nothing in particular, so we called it a day....
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