A 4.30 start gets us to Titchwell by 6. 30 am, the car parks were all empty & that gives us a chance to have the Turtle Dove all to ourselves.
The bird is spotted within minutes of arrival first of all it is seen high up but then flies down to feed on the gravel of the car park to give the closest view I have ever had of a Turtle Dove so a great start to our day.
Walking up to the hides with nobody about we soon pick out a couple of year ticks when a Spotted Redshank lands not to far away on the scrape, later on we are told by a recorder fellow that the bird had been coming back here from Holland for many years now.
Then 3 Little Gulls are seen to give Brian & I another tick, also seen Black & Bar-tailed Godwits, Knot, Ruff, many Avocet plus chicks, Little Tern, Marsh Harrier & 6 Spoonbill have flown in from Holkham, Common Tern & a few Med Gulls & some Bearded Tits round off a nice morning.
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