This morning we had to drive back to RSPB Blacktoft Sands to pick up my wallet, but the return trip was worth it! On the way in to the headquarters we saw a bird feeder we’d missed the day before:
Dino enjoyed it, too:
Greenshank?
Moorhen
Redshank
Lapwings
Our next stop was at RSPB Freiston Shore.
All of these birds were seen from close to the visitor’s centre.
Mute swans
Redshanks
Wigeons (ducks)
Egret
Little grebe
Greylag goose
Rock Doves/Feral Pigeons
Goldfinches
Then we walked out to one their hides. Along the way, we saw this piece of art:
Probably white fronted geese
Again, we saw lots of shore birds – this group is distinctive because of the long straight bills, but I cannot definitely identify them:
Avocet
Duck, probably a mallard female
Water rail
Possibly shoveler females with some lapwings
Maybe a godwit?
A view across the marshes
Then we drove down to Snettisham and stayed at a lovely old inn, the Rose & Crown.