Great day on the North Coast: some special birds...

Despite the less than promising weather forecast, Brian, Norman and I left early and sped through the gloom to Cley. A few Snipe were in front of Bishop's, but that was about it, so we decided to drive westwards to visit Bayfield Lake. The drake Goosander was a little distant, but good to watch, while a couple of White-fronted Geese were more difficult to pick out! After coffee we moved on to Stiffkey: in the flooded fields by the side of the road we found two Glossy Ibises and a lonesome Cattle Egret - the first of the Egret Trio we collected during the day!  Last stop was Burnham Overy, where a longish walk eventually gave us distant views of a Red-necked Grebe - the second of the year.