An early morning walk along Friary Hills at Blakeney produced a hunting Kestrel and then a Barn Owl (shame I did not take my camera). The hopes of some small migrant birds brought in by the wind were dashed, but local birds included a Chiffchaff and a singing Cetti's Warbler plus the usual finches and Tits.
The wind continued and the thought of passing seabirds at Cley was next on the agenda. Again a general disappointment. Gannets were numerous, plus plenty of Brent Geese, a single Red-throated Diver, Gulls and the occasional Seal, but little else passed by. Then, in a flash, a Short-earded Owl came in to view off-shore and dashed for cover over the shingle bank and onto the salt marsh. This bird had just flown over the North sea, probably from Scandinavia.
The iconic windmill at Cley-next-the -Sea overlooking the marshes.
While driving along the lanes later the following exotic walked slowly across the road - a 'jay-walker'!
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