Siberian Stonechat at Caister + Owls galore

We had not made any arrangements for Sunday morning so it was a nice surprise when Brian texts Jimmy to see if we want to meet up at the late time of 8 o'clock & head to Holland Haven for the Rough-legged Buzzard.
The idea behind that was that if the Caister Stonechat gets reported we will be half way there & will shoot off for it from there.
As it turns out we had only gone a short distance when the pager reports the Siberian Stonechat is showing again & giving good views,so change of plan & it's off to Norfolk for the third week running,it's a 2 hour drive for us but we are rewarded as soon as we arrive as Brian picks out the bird within minutes of walking the 500 yards over the dunes to see it.
Along with a small group of birders we get good long views over the next 2 hours as the bird flies up & down along side the golf course bushes.
After saying goodbye to the people we had been talking to which included John P & Steve G it's off to see the Rough-Legged at Holland Haven.
It's 88 miles but going back towards home helps, 2 hours in the car park costs £2-20 & we think that will be enough time to catch up with the Buzzard.
As we head towards where the bird has been seen we get to see maybe 7 Short-eared Owls that give me the best display I had ever had of these cracking Owls & we stay here watching them till the light fades.
We also get wonderful views of the Rough-legged Buzzard & it turns out to be the best view I have ever had of one as it settles on bushes right in front of us & we also get a couple of great flight views.
The time of the parking ticket had expired by some distance when we got back to the car but we got away with that.

I must say this was a really great day birding, just watching the Owls would have been enough on it's own & to pick up a lifer with the Siberian Stonechat & throw in the great views of the Buzzard made this really a day to remember for me .

Siberian Stonechat a lifer for me.