Another Lifer in Norfolk.

A bonus trip to Norfolk with Brian having a couple of days off work to celebrate his 53rd birthday & that is also a great bonus that at times we never thought he would see, so every one of his birthdays is special to us all.
We arrive at Cley beach at 7 45 am & scan the sea for two hours & we see loads of Common Scoter passing through along with Red-throated Diver, the odd Gannet & some Long-Tailed Ducks swim close in to the beach,5 Eider Ducks fly past both Jimmy & myself needed them for a year tick, then a real bonus for me when a Little Auk flies close in for a great view, just the one as it turns out but that is another Lifer for me so a good start to the day for us.
Now we head off in search off some Waxwings that are being reported all over the place & we will be a bit miffed if we go home without seeing any.
We want to find some ourselves so the first port of call is Burnham Norton & we are rewarded as soon as we arrive when we see over twenty Waxwing sitting on the wires & in a large tree.
They sit out so we can get the camera on them but the light is really bad not that really makes a lot of difference with the way I take photos but still I try my best.
After we have our fill of the Waxwings it's off to Titchwell to get a coffee & a sausage roll, we never intended to walk the reserve but change our mind & walk up to the beach & that turns out to be a good move when 3 Velvet Scoter are picked out floating on the sea to give Jimmy & myself another year tick & we meet a couple of nice fellows to talk birding with while on the beach.
So a great day birding with the boys but it's getting dark now so it's off home.

Some of the Waxwings