Since news started to filter through regarding the reliability of Lapland Bunting at Blakeney I've fancied the trip in the hope of first seeing them and hopefully capturing a couple of images too.
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| Lapland Bunting |
I picked up the Jims and we headed north arriving in the car park at the harbour around 7.15am.
Walking along the sea wall with a strong wind and temperatures only just above freezing we made our way to the sea wall and quickly found a small mixed flock feeding around the NT Reserve gate.
Lapland Bunting, Reed Bunting, Twite, Meadow pipit, Skylark and a single Stonechat entertained us for the next hour or so before the cold got the better of us and we headed back to the car for a warm up.
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| Reed Bunting |
Next stop was Cley where we walked out along the East bank and followed the shingle ridge to the east to find a small party of Snow Bunting feeding at the far end. Sadly a dead porpoise was found washed up on the beach before we left and headed into the reserve for a coffee.
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| Snow Bunting |
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| Porpoise |
A quick dip on the Red-necked Grebe at Brancaster left the old man still looking for a year tick on it but we did connect with Fulmar gliding along the cliffs at Hunstanton.
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| Fulmar at Hunstanton Cliff |
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| Wigeon at Salthouse |
Year list now 178
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