I started the day off birding at Holme this morning, and as I was walking down the beach, I connected with 24 Snow Buntings.
Snow Bunting
These birds hadn't been reported from this area, so they were a nice find. Other birds of note on the sea were Long-tailed duck, Common scoter, Great crested grebe, Fulmar and a flyby Black throated diver. Walking back to the car, I had a Red kite fly over.
Red Kite
Moving on to Titchwell RSPB, there were good numbers of birds around, and a female Brambling on the feeders was a good addition to the holiday list.
Brambling
Walking along the reserve path towards the sea produced the following bird species: Avocet, Water rail, Grey Plover, Cetti's warbler, Water pipit, Black Tailed godwit, Spotted redshank and a flyover Marsh harrier.
Marsh Harrier
Reaching the sea, I soon connected with a raft of Velvet scoter, 2 Great Northern divers and a Slavonian grebe.
Titchwell Reserve
The morning's birding got better as the pager reported that the Pallid Harrier was showing again near Wells-next-the-sea. I headed straight there and got cracking views of the female immature bird hunting over the fields.
Pallid Harrier
Birders on site
After watching the bird, I headed into Wells for some lunch and spent the afternoon back in Hunstanton.
