Thursday January 27
After two days of very cold murk, it was a pleasure to be out to-day. 8C and sunny, with not much wind.
Our first stop was Snettisham Yacht Club. After a good look around the wilderness which is signposted as the Visitors car park, we drove to the end of the boat launch ramp, to find the sea lapping the near shore. We watched a distant fishing trawler with its smoke trail of gulls, three Sanderling scurrying along the water's edge, and nothing else.
As we reversed up the ramp, we both saw it at the same time. A lovely Black Redstart using a wooden post, a dustbin and car tyres as perches from which to sally forth for food.
We saw it being successful once.
It then flew into the far distance, we repaired to the reserve pits. The tide was a high enough one, leaving some near mud for foraging waders. All the usual wash winter waders, without the masses of Knot which must be elsewhere today.
The chalet pit had small flocks of Tufted Duck and Goldeneye, largely males.
We had to be home for a Sainsbury's delivery, one stop at Hunstanton's large Lidl and straight home.
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