A memorable day! Shrike, Ibises, Pom Skua and lots more!

Just Norman and me today: an early start saw us at Cley Beach by 07.45, but the only birds of interest was a flock of 57 Ringed Plover. Bull Marsh held eighteen Cattle Egrets, which allowed close views.... A move to the Iron Road, Salthouse added two Glossy Ibises and a flock of eight confiding Bearded Tits, but no sign of the Pectoral Sandpipers.

After coffee we returned to the beach, joining Julian and a small, chatty crowd. This was a good move: we soon added a fine adult Pomarine Skua and a pair of drake Eiders too. My new Cley Bird Club Whatsapp sent us half way down Beach Road where Julian immediately located our original target bird - a somewhat distant, but most welcome Ruddy Shelduck: two Pale-bellied Brents flew over in a flock of 'regular' Brents.

Last stop (after a longish drive right around the coast) was Winterton, where a short walk connected us with a delightful - and confiding - Lesser Grey Shrike, just north of the Totem Pole.