Wells-Next-The-Sea Second of Two Posts

Following on from yesterday's post where I'm now thinking some of my bird ID's were off

the mark a bit. 

The possible Great White Egret looks decidedly Little Egret like.

The Whimbrel very Curlew like and the Spotted Redshank needed a better quality photo

or a photo of the bird in flight to be sure of the ID.

Anyway - with the better camera and a long birding saunter , rather than a very hot hike , things improved dramatically over the next couple of outings.

 Wednesday 13th September 2023.

It really poured down last night but after a cool, cloudy start the weather brightened up with hot sunshine after lunch.

Pink Footed Geese were calling at 6a.m. as they flew over the motor home as I was waking up.

Tide times are mega important here and with that in mind I had a few hours birding this morning along the inlet / river that runs from The Pines campsite to Wells harbour.

It was disappointing at first as I scanned across the sandbank behind the RNLI look out point.

The sun was a dog, turning everything to a pewter colour.

The light did improve as the morning progressed and I did get some decent photos (for me anyway) of some good Waders.

Birds:-

Redshank(20+).
Black Tailed Godwit.
Greenshank(2).
Curlew(20+).
Dunlin(2)!

Grey Plover.

2 Ringed Plover.
Turnstone(20+).
Pied Wagtail.
Cormorant.
Great Blacked Gull.
Little Egret.

Many Oystercatcher.
A flyover of various skeins  of Geese - probably 300(+).
There will be Thousands in Norfolk now!

A difficult bird to ID was scutling around in the "sea grass" .
I took many photos before realising that it is most prob. a Turnstone alas.

I did not see one birder in Wells and just 3 together in Blakeney, which was surprising - they are probably all at Cley.

Dunlin

Godwit Species (above and below).

The bird in the sea grass -

Turnstone

2 above -  Ringed Plover

Pink Footed Geese

Redshank

3 above -  Ringed Plover

Curlew

3 Above Grey Plover - Magic

Dunlin

2 above Greenshank.

Wells-Next-The-Sea.

Just below the RNLI Station.

Pink Footed Geese

Grey Plover.

Greenshank.