Red Shank looking for devious, wiggly things!

A Parcel of Oystercatchers on the beach at Titchwell - taken in the afternoon and light was lovely - soft and rendering all those muted colours that I associate with the coast.

A Colony of Avocets over the reserve at RSPB Tichwell - beautiful birds - was please I didn't just silhouette them - the striking colours show wonderfully against the soft blue of the afternoon sky.

A Stonechat on the path approaching the hides at NWT Cley Marshes. Another golden day; the light in Norfolk is sometimes so special. Stonechat's are one of my favourite birds - their habit of perching as they look for food makes them seem so busy, up and down they go, back and forth. Very characteristic.

White-fronted Geese. What a treat. Some chaps we met at Holkham had walked miles there see some distant WF geese, and here were a dozen or so sunning themselves at the hides at Cley! Sweet!

Marsh Harrier hunting over the reed beds at Cley - fantastic to think these birds are now 'back from the brink' and almost a common occurance at north Norfolk reserves now.

Marsh Harrier hunting

Another in the sequence of the Marsh Harrier surveying the reed bed.

Marsh Harrier hovering...about to dive for dinner!

Marsh Harrier making a low pass over the reed bed - great perspective in this shot, I thought.

Little Egret gliding gracefully over the heath adjacent to RSPB Titchwell in the evening light.

Little Egret - graceful and elegant birds, I think. Another 'back from the brink' - a rarity 20 years ago - seen here gliding gracefully over the heath adjacent to RSPB Titchwell in the evening light.