so where were the birds?

Trish told me she was leaving some time after 3. I did warn her about the M25 on a Friday evening but she chose to ignore and arrived about 6:45 in a bit of a temper. Your blogger greeted her with a glass of wine and headed off to the kitchen.

She's still alive so I assume the food was ok.

We had a choice this morning of Cley, Minsmere and Titchwell and went for Titchwell. Big mistake they've removed Parrinder hide and won't replace it until December 2010. Birds were few and far between.

We did get Titchwell Robin....







At the shore there were Godwits, Scoter, Little Ring Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling and a Sandwich Tern.

So we turn to Butterflies and the like


Darter Species


Small Tortoiseshell


Much muttering from T about the incoming insects.




Long Tailed Tit



As there were few birds at Titch I suggested going to Hunstanton cliffs to see if we could get shots of Fulmar.





a certain blogger selecting between cameras.



Fulmar











Herring Gull, they fly totally differently


We had lunch at Briarfields before heading for Sculthorpe Moor.

Red Admiral.







Darter


Ruddy Darter I think


A chair in honour of my mates Hugh and Dave.


Speckled Wood




Marsh Tit, I thought one of the "marsh" was a Willow but no photo and not sure.


A Marsh Harrier zipped through at Sculthorpe and we saw a Buzzard on the way back.