A shiny – however chilly – morning at Cley and Kelling Heath gave us nice views of some massive flocks of waders: 100+ Golden Plover, Avocets and Black-tailed Godwits in addition to good numbers of Dunlin and Ruff. Not less than 5 Marsh Harriers frequently flushed the lot, however they resettled till a tractor got here alongside and despatched all of them off to the North Scrape. The stroll again to the VC for espresso gave us respectable views of a male Stonechat and – apparently uncommon – a Moorhen.
Kelling Heath was unexpectedly crowded with birders, however we managed to glimpse a minimum of six Dartford Warblers, in addition to extra Stonechats and some Linnets. Simply as we have been leaving I managed a couple of fast photographs of a male Dartford, solely certainly one of which confirmed its head! Additionally on the Heath was this unbelievable fungus…
