Alpine Swift,back to birding.

After a couple of weeks of no new Birds being reported that I need for my year list, the boys tell me about a reported Alpine Swift at Sheringham Norfolk.
So jimmy & I meet up at 5am with Brian & we set off for the 2hour drive to Norfolk, the M11 is shut so it puts another 30mins on the trip.
Brian gets us to the area we need to be to spot the target bird,we park the car & prepare to trudge up the hill to the mound, when Brian sees the bird right over our head, we get really great long views of the  Alpine Swift.it's not often you see your target bird within a minute of arriving so great.


Alpine Swift



So now we set off to to go to Cley to try  to see a Little Stint that has been there a couple of days now. It's only 20miles away from where we were ,so we are soon in the hide scoping the scrape.



Small Copper Butterfly

  We see plenty of Black-Tail Godwits, a few LR Plovers, 2 GreenShanks, GreenSandpiper, 9 Spoonbills fly in which is always a nice sight to see. Just a single Curlew is spotted, a few Whimble. Common Sandpiper. 

 As I leave the hide I spot a Little Copper Butterfly on the gravel and get a photo of it.
We have spent a few hours here and it's time to head home, but we decide to go on to Titchwell . it's always a nice visit to come here.
Looking out of  the first hide there are loads of Golden Plovers, & Ruff, a Spotted RedShank, Dunlin, plenty of Avocets.  Jimmy then calls a Curlew Sandpiper.
Then it's Brian's turn to spot two Little Gulls.We must set off for the 2 hour drive home now.
Walking back I see Reed Warbler showing well in the trees, a lot of young ones hopping about and giving good views.




Reed warbler




Spoonbills landing

  


Alpine Swift









Avocet



Off home now after a really nice day birding. we got home at about 6 o'clock.
Just time to get a take away before I settle down to watch the best day at the Olympic games I have ever seen. congratulations to all the British athletes who made us all feel so proud tonight.