The original idea was to spend some time in North Norfolk last Saturday and end up mid afternoon at RSPB Snettisham for the final wader spectacular of the season. Well it did not work out that way as my friend needed to make an unscheduled return home.

Still we had the morning, starting off spending time form Hunstanton cliffs with the Fulmars that have now returned to their nesting sites on the cliffs.

Moving on, we called in at then NWT site at Holme Dunes but just drove along the access road and back. The only birds of interest were a flock of Cattle Egrets around the grazing cattle but too distant for anything memorable. We then called in at the southern hides on the reserve which I had not visited for many years. Marsh Harries were nesting in the reeds and a male gave a reasonably close fly-by.

We then moved on to Brancaster Staithe harbour with the tide out. Throwing some food out and the usual gulls congregated with a couple of Common Gulls mixed in that attracted my interest.

Driving the loop from Titchwell Village to Choseley, there were a good number of Red-legged Partidges around, most very skittish but one that was not bothered by our presence in the car.

And then we returned to the access road to Holme Dunes where the cattle had moved much closer to the road, and still shadowed by the Cattle Egrets.

That was the end of our session in Norfolk.