Brian picked me up simply earlier than daybreak for an uneventful drive by means of the snowy countryside, arriving at a frosty Cley at round 8.30. Following a fruitless seawatch (only a seal pup within the surf) a go to to Bishop’s Disguise revealed that the entire reserve was frozen strong: no waders or waterfowl! We rapidly determined to move west to Wells North Level Swimming pools, the place the Taiga Bean Goose was instantly viewable with a flock of Greylags. Subsequent cease was Wells Harbour: we paid for a few hours parking and walked to the Lifeboat Slip. Virtually instantly we have been having fun with fabulous views of a Nice Northern Diver and a Purple-throated Diver, each at shut vary! A brief stroll in the direction of the city added a distant Purple-necked Grebe out within the channel.
We made the brief hop to Girl Anne’s Drive the place I rapidly situated two Tundra Bean Geese: frustratingly I failed to seek out them with the digital camera!
Again to Cley for espresso earlier than shifting eastward to Sheringham. Regardless of a protracted search, we did not find the Japanese Black Redstart, however added an sudden Snipe to the day’s whole – it was sheltering beneath a bench by the sunken backyard!
