Titchwell
So the new year was spent idly loafing around a couple of sites on the North Norfolk coast to kick-off the year list. Titchwell is always productive and the wader species count sped into double figures with Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling, Golden Plover, and Avocet amongst a selection of common waders.
The highlights were to be found on the sea, with a small group of Long-tailed Duck bobbing on the modest swells, a single Slavonian Grebe coursing through the currents, a serene Great Northern Diver, and small groups of Red-breasted Merganser, Common Scoter, and Goldeneye.
Heading up to Holkham Gap, the crowds were out in force, and with the torrential rain of recent days, it made parking a little tricky.
Once on the beach, the walk was pleasant, and around a ten minute walk took us up to an area of shingle where eight really smart Shore Lark were feeding voraciously away from any disturbance.
Thornham failed to produce the resident Twite but the views from there across the wash were stunning.
The highlights were to be found on the sea, with a small group of Long-tailed Duck bobbing on the modest swells, a single Slavonian Grebe coursing through the currents, a serene Great Northern Diver, and small groups of Red-breasted Merganser, Common Scoter, and Goldeneye.
Heading up to Holkham Gap, the crowds were out in force, and with the torrential rain of recent days, it made parking a little tricky.
Once on the beach, the walk was pleasant, and around a ten minute walk took us up to an area of shingle where eight really smart Shore Lark were feeding voraciously away from any disturbance.
Thornham failed to produce the resident Twite but the views from there across the wash were stunning.
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