Hawfinch at Lynford Arboretum by Tom
Happy with this we headed to Cley for the White-crowned Sparrow. Fortunately it was on show as we arrived, and got good close views, so, as a Lapland Bunting was just down the road at Salthouse, decided to head for there. This was also found immediately, amongst a flock of around fifty Snow Buntings.
Snow Bunting at Salthouse by Tom
Turnstone at Salthouse by Tom
Next we headed west towards Titchwell; Tom wanted to do some sketching, so we decided it would be good to sit in a hide. En-route, a Merlin was seen briefly, though Tom missed it. Fortunately he did see the adult Mediterranean Gull I found on arrival. Whilst he was drawing, I went for a stroll to the beach and saw Black-tailed Godwits as well as Bar-tailed Godwits, and two Spotted Redshanks, plus the usual array of waders like Knot and Sanderling.
We then headed back to Holkham for the last hour before dark to see the geese. Two Barn Owls were seen on the way, and the two reported Black Brants on arrival. Happy with his third tick of the day, the two of us watched the thousands of Pink-footed Geese fly in as night fell.
