Norfolk birding
When my sister visits it always provides an opportunity to go birding a bit further afield and this time we decided to visit the North Norfolk coast and Lynford Arboretum in the hope of seeing a few new birds for this year. Leaving early (6.30am) we reached Titchwell just before the visitor centre opened so made our way straight onto the reserve and the walk down towards the shore. I was pleased to see a curlew, scoters (black specks on the sea which we were reliably informed were scoters by someone with a 'scope. black tailed godwits, a flock of brent geese which few in, ruff and bearded tits. Along the coast we stopped off at Holkham Gap where we had heard there were some shorelarks still present which we eventually found in the roped off area after a tip off from another birder. We then arrived at Cley Marshes where we managed somewhat distant views of a Long Billed Dowitcher, only visible as pointed out by a lot of other birders present in the hide. Our final destination