Titchwell and Thornham Harbour

A last minute decision found me heading for Titchwell Reserve this morning, arriving 10am at Holkham, but little about as estate workers were in the fields. A quick check along the track to Burnham Overy dunes gave up usual finch and tit fare but little else, so off to Titchwell.
Bright light yet chilly made photography non too easy and by 2pm it had clouded over and the light was poor.
Year listers for the day were Pintail, 3 on the Fresh Marsh and a pair of eider, firstly hauled up on the beach and then feeding in the surf. Good numbers of birds, especially on the beach.
A few early photos in what was a very blue light for most of the morning and early afternoon.

shoveler

redshank

skulking grey plover

feeding black tailed godwit

 I then wandered from the Island Hide to the beach, checking the fresh marsh and tidal marsh. Not too much on the latter.

Drake Eider hauled up on the beach

Black tailed godwit

another BlTG

pLENTY OF BIRDS TO CHECK HERE: HERRING, BLACK HEADED AND LESSER BLACK BACKED GULLS, OYSTERCATCHERS, GODWITS, TURNSTONES, GOLDEN PLOVER, DUNLIN etc

flyby Oystercatcher

menancing looking herring gull

bright light on the beach

pair of eider

turnstone

Back to the Reserve and some views from the Parrinder Hide.

redshank and little egret helping each other find food

blue lit Little egret

dunlin

pair of wigeon in poor light

Finally I popped along to Thornham Harbour. Heard twite overhead but too bright to locate them. Groups of finches were checked but just gave up goldfinch, lesser redpoll along with a pair of reed buntings.

curlew

redshank

flyover curlew

species list:

1. red throated diver
2. slavonian grebe
3. cormorant
4. littleegret
5. mute swan
6. pink footed goose
7. greylag goose
8. brent geese
9. shelducl
10. egyptian goose
11. mallard
12. pintail
13. shoveler
14. wigeon
15. teal
16. eider
17. common scoter
18. marsh harrier
19. common buzzard
20. kestrel
21. red legged partridge
22. pheasant
23. water rail (heard)
24. moorhen
25. oystercatcher
26. avocet
27. ringed plover
28. grey plover
29. golden plover
30. lapwing
31. sanderling
32. turnstone
33. dunlin
34. redshank
35. black tailed godwit
36. curlew
37. black headed gull
38. herring gull
39. lesser black backed gull
40. wood pigeon
41. barn owl
42. green woodpecker
43. skylark (heard)
44. meadow pipit
45. pied wagtail
46. wren
47. dunnock
48. robin
49. fieldfare
50. redwing
51. blackbird
52. great tit
53. blue tit
54. long tailed tit
55. magpie
56. jay
57. carrion crow
58. rook
59. jackdaw
60. starling
61. chaffinch
62. goldfinch
63. lesser redpoll
64. twite (heard)
65. reed bunting