Cley and Salthouse

Took Michelle for her annual day-out in Holt. Arrived latter than planned so we started with lunch rather than brunch. Then I left her to shop and went to Cley for a few hours. Very  quiet. A couple of Spoonbills and Grayling butterflies were the best I could muster. On the sea I’d been hoping for a few Skuas, but a single Common Scoter was the best I could find.

 

After eating at the cheap-and-cheerful but very good sea-food restaurant at Salthouse we took a walk for an hour. Here I watched something I’d never seen before: A couple of Peregrines hunting out at sea as a team chased and killed a small unidentified wader. Felt quiet sorry for the victim. It survived the attack for several minutes but, being out at sea had nowhere to run  too. The successful catcher flew inland with the prey and with the other bird following. Possibly a pair feeding young? I lost them in the strong sun so couldn’t see exactly how far they went.

Cley
06 August 2016 14:01 - 17:15
Sunny 23C 10W
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Mallard, Shoveler, Common Scoter, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Spoonbill, Marsh Harrier, Avocet, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Redshank, Little Tern, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Bearded Tit, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Starling, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Grey Seal, Common Blue, Comma, Grayling

Salthouse
06 August 2016 19:00 - 20:10
Sunny 20C 7W
Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Peregrine, Avocet, Lapwing, Redshank, Sandwich Tern, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Grey Seal