While very warm for December, the weather has been poor for photography so far this month- grey and dismal - and if there has been a bright spell, I have been otherwise engaged so it was refreshing to be able to get out last Friday 18th.

I had been watching reports of a Red-necked Grebe showing well in the harbour at Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk so this is where I was planning to go. Still there mid- afternoon the previous day but then one was reported flying west past Titchwell beach late afternoon - could it be the same bird?

Arriving in the harbour about a couple of hours before high tide, I parked reasonably close to the waters edge, rolex replica switched off the engine, opened the window and the bird popped up about 10 metres away and the sun was shining. Grabbing the bean bag and camera, I focussed on it, pressed the button - and nothing. By the time i had sorted out why, it had moved further away.

I remembered that the previous day, I had been experimenting in the garden with back-button focussing and had not re-set it - soon sorted.

While I was waiting for it to move closer, the usual Turnstones flew in with one preening real close

shortly followed by a lone Dunlin

The Red-necked Grebe was gradually moving in closer

and closer but the light had then changed to the typical wintry sunshine.

Then it swam off and was not seen again.

An unusally close Herring Gull provided some head shots

and the lone Dunlin returned, still close and fed on the waters edge for a good half-an-hour. replica rolex I have loads of shots of Dunlin but this was an opportunity to improve my catalogue.

Then it really became grey and dull so early afternoon, I made my way home, calling in at the clifftop car park at Hunstanton on the way - just a Common Gull loafing around of any mild interest

But a worthwhile day after all.