A spur of the moment walk along the coast with Michelle. Didn’t leave home until after 10am and the traffic was awful so didn’t get to the coast until 12:30. Parked at Brancaster and got on the coastal hopper to Wells. After a quick bite to eat we walked back along the coastal path: Wells, Holkham, Burnham Overy Staithe, Burnham Norton, Burnham Deepdale, Brancaster Staithe, Brancaster. Not any real birding, though did have twenty minutes around the usual birdy patch at the end of Burnham Overy. Here I had 10+ Wheatears and 2 Winchats. After an excellent meal at the Hero in Burnham Ovary, we pressed on, seeing a Spoonbill flying over at dusk, and finishing in the dark just after 9pm.
Wells
30 August 2016 14:00 - 15:15
Sunny 29C 7SW
Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Coal Tit (heard), Swallow, Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter
Holkham
30 August 2016 15:15 - 16:15
Sunny 29C 7SWc
Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Goldcrest (heard), Blue Tit (heard), Coal Tit (heard), Swallow (heard), Dunnock (heard), Meadow Pipit, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Grayling, Common Darter, Marsh Helleborine, Creeping Lady's-tresses
Burnham Overy
30 August 2016 16:15 - 17:30
Sunny 26C 6SW
Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Pheasant, Cormorant, Little Egret, Buzzard (heard), Kestrel, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher (heard), Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank (heard), Snipe (heard), Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Swallow, House Martin, Wren (heard), Starling, Blackbird, Whinchat, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet, Large White, Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter
Burnham Norton
30 August 2016 19:00 - 21:00
Sunny 18C 6SW
Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Cormorant, Little Egret, Spoonbill, Buzzard (heard), Kestrel, Water Rail (heard), Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank (heard), Redshank, Snipe (heard), Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Bearded Tit (heard), Chiffchaff (heard), Wren (heard), Starling, Blackbird (heard), Robin (heard), Dunnock (heard), Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet, Reed Bunting
