Norman, Brian and I visited Cley for a morning's chat and birding. No sign of the Wryneck, so we walked out to the Centre Hides: amazingly they were completely empty! Two Wood Sandpipers on South Pool and several Common Sands on Whitwell. A Great White stalked the edges of Simmonds..
Best of all, though, was the small, dark Bittern that suddenly emerged in front of Avocet Hide, allowing us our best-ever views of the species at Cley. I 'whatsapped' it straight away and we were soon joined by Julian and many others: our cue to leave! (Interesting to see a huge flock of Dunlin on Pat's...)
After tea and scones at the VC, we took a quick look from Bishop's, before moving on to Babcock Hide: just a few of the regular warblers and a single Wheatear. Back to the East Bank, where a short sea watch added Little Tern to the year list, while distant Yellow Wagtails were new for the other two. Last stop was a nearby heath, where we all enjoyed hearing a couple of Turtle Doves purring away.
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