29 May 2022 - Hollingworth Lake/Snettisham

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Whitethroat, Grey Heron, Wren, Little Egret, Spoonbill, Turtle Dove, Red-legged Partridge.

Had a quick walk around the lake early this morning before setting off to Norfolk.  A heron was just by the roadside watching a number of large fish flopping around the water's edge.  A couple who'd been watching it before I arrived said it had been catching some big fish, but it must have been satiated by the time I got there, as it didn't seem bothered trying to catch any more.  A Common Whitethroat was singing in the hedge nearby, but was very elusive and didn't give itself up for photos. A Wren sang in one of the roadside trees though.

We then went to Norfolk and stopped off at Snettisham where there'd been a Great Reed Warbler.  However we managed to somehow get the wrong spot, and there was nobody around to ask for directions before we ran out of time. A Spoonbill flew past followed shortly after by a Little Egret, and I saw a Turtle Dove briefly by the road, flying south. Near the car park a Cetti's Warbler sang briefly then flitted across giving a brief flight view.

After a splendid evening meal at Byford's in Holt, we drove back to the digs (Jex Farmhouse in Little Snoring) and encountered a Red-legged Partridge sitting by the side of the road.  I did take some photos but it was too dark and they didn't turn out too well.

Grey Heron, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 451 mm, ISO 2500 (view full size image)

Wren, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 640 (view full size image)

Spoonbill , 1/1250 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100 (view full size image)

Little Egret, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 125 (view full size image)

Little Egret , 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100 (view full size image)