Penny Clarke
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Had planned to arrive at Breydon at dawn which didn't quite work out (as someone sweetly pointed out to me on arrival!!!), due to late night - arrived a little bit later at approx lunchtime:'D!!!! Its a long walk round on that path to the tern end! Had mid-distant views in the sunshine of the Pacific Golden Plover at 12pm. while enjoying a blueberry jam roll in the sunshine!
Arrived at Rush Hill Scrape (passing David A. on route who had just seen it) to view Pectoral Sandpiper to miss it taking off it by literally a minute!!!!! An elderly couple watched it fly while they were watching a little stint, but didn't see which way it went! I thought I would stay for a bit to see if it came back, but time went on and on and then I thought, I have spent this long here I might aswell stay a bit longer! - then Sue B. turned up - well in the end we all gave up - no sign by 5pm! Birds seen: 1 little stint, 1 green sandpiper, several ringed plovers and little ringed plovers, avocets, black tailed godwits, lapwings, dunlins, black headed gulls, common tern - oh and 13 Barnacle geese flew in and landed (can I count these for year list what do you think?). Walked back to car by Potter Heigham church and found an Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar crossing the road. Had lunch and tea sitting in car in rain with flask of coffee.
Studied map - looked simple - up A149 to Cromer - ended up at Wroxham - how did that happen!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway trundled through Cromer and thought about going for a 2nd look at GS Cuckoo, but opted for finding my own Pec. Sand from Daukes Hide at Cley!!! On route to Daukes passed Jamie M. and partner who had been watching the GS Cuckoo earlier eating caterpillars and ladybirds. From Dauke's until 9pm 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Whimbrel, loads of black tailed godwits, 1 barn owl, 2 marsh harriers, loads of black headed gulls, Black backed gulls, herring gulls, 1 heron, avocets, ruffs etc etc.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Arrived at Rush Hill Scrape (passing David A. on route who had just seen it) to view Pectoral Sandpiper to miss it taking off it by literally a minute!!!!! An elderly couple watched it fly while they were watching a little stint, but didn't see which way it went! I thought I would stay for a bit to see if it came back, but time went on and on and then I thought, I have spent this long here I might aswell stay a bit longer! - then Sue B. turned up - well in the end we all gave up - no sign by 5pm! Birds seen: 1 little stint, 1 green sandpiper, several ringed plovers and little ringed plovers, avocets, black tailed godwits, lapwings, dunlins, black headed gulls, common tern - oh and 13 Barnacle geese flew in and landed (can I count these for year list what do you think?). Walked back to car by Potter Heigham church and found an Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar crossing the road. Had lunch and tea sitting in car in rain with flask of coffee.
Studied map - looked simple - up A149 to Cromer - ended up at Wroxham - how did that happen!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway trundled through Cromer and thought about going for a 2nd look at GS Cuckoo, but opted for finding my own Pec. Sand from Daukes Hide at Cley!!! On route to Daukes passed Jamie M. and partner who had been watching the GS Cuckoo earlier eating caterpillars and ladybirds. From Dauke's until 9pm 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint, 1 Whimbrel, loads of black tailed godwits, 1 barn owl, 2 marsh harriers, loads of black headed gulls, Black backed gulls, herring gulls, 1 heron, avocets, ruffs etc etc.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
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