As final week, with solely the morning free, the ‘Summer time Wine Crew’ met early and had been within the Centre Hides at Cley earlier than 08.00hrs. Water ranges had been very low, and the resident Angus herd was wandering about in entrance of Dauke’s Conceal: this had attracted a big flock of Cattle Egrets (round fifty at instances) From time to time we loved the basic ‘Garde de Boeuf’ pose: the Egrets appeared very skilful at catching toads.
Different birds included a number of juvenile Yellow Wagtails, a lot of Ruff and Inexperienced Sandpipers with only a solitary Knot: a Spoonbill flew throughout to the North Foreland Woods.
After espresso we visited Bishop’s Conceal, apparently lacking a Wooden Sandpiper by minutes, earlier than strolling out alongside East Financial institution. Nonetheless a number of Sandwich Terns round, in addition to three distant Hobbies, however nothing on the ocean. A fruitless return to Bishop’s after which residence…
