A visit to North Norfolk yesterday gave up 80 species of birds. Terrible weather throughout the morning (thunder and lightning overhead and torrential rain) meant I was drenched on more than one occasion. Starting at Cley reserve I was lucky to catch a glimpse of a summer plumaged curlew sandpiper as well as common and green sandpiper along with expected waders. Gannets fed out to sea as sandwich terns headed out on fishing missions. Upon leaving here the total species recorded was 56. Along to Stiffkey marshes, where it poured. I added several more regular woodland sp as well as little egret before leaving for a long stop at Titchwell. Here eiders, spotted redshanks, whimbrel (a distant photo of this small curlew above) and more sandpipers took the list to 78, with great spotted woodpecker and jay being seen on the drive home. Other birds of note for the day were 13 westerly manx shearwaters seen from Titchwell beach, plenty of reed and sedge warblers and numerous avocets. A super day, where the photography was hampered by the severe conditions, with more shots of clouds than birds. The weather limited butterfly sightings and no dragonflies were recorded. Shown here, another painted lady and a common blue.
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