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I was beginning to get that jaundice feeling on Monday. Too many hours on the laptop. I needed to get out and take a few pictures. I made Tuesday an official day to myself.
Titchwell looked good; it had a Spotted Crake and a Long tailed Skua around. I had another call to make on the way and arrived during the warm afternoon.
The Crake had not been seen all day and the Skua had disappeared early morning … typical.
There were folks in the hide that had been there for hours that were giving up on the ghost of the crake. I was a little disappointed for them as no sooner had they left than the Crake ran out from the reedbed and did all but a song and dance act out in the open; in fact everything a crepuscular Crake is not supposed to do. I took some rather distant shots as it came and went a few times and then moved on.
There were other things around; some nice Wood Sands and an absolute cutlery drawer full of Spoonbills but I decided to walk to Thornham Point. Mainly because I hadn’t been there for years and secondly that’s where the Skua was last seen.
I met and talked with a few others but all that was seen were a few distant Arctic Skuas and a bevy of shorebirds. It was a long way carrying a tripod and heavy lens but I so enjoyed the walk.
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Any twitchers here? – I don’t think so!
Letter From Norfolk 
“A cutlery drawer full of spoonbills”. I love that. What a great phrase! I think that should be adopted as the official term for a group of spoonbills, as in a “charm” of goldfinches, a “murmuration” of starlings etc.
Glad you like it Malcolm. The best collective noun I ever heard was ‘A Bowl of Corncrakes’
Do you sell any of your photographs, please We very much liked the stoat mother and youngster. Brian & Freda Attwood, South Suffolk
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Brian and Freda thank you for your enquiry. Yes I do sell my photos. Take a look at http://wildcatchphotography.zenfolio.com/ for the pricing and ordering arrangements. I didn’t put up the particular photo you’re talking about but a few others of the same young stoat by himself are in the ‘latest section’ – see http://wildcatchphotography.zenfolio.com/p34814967 Some photos on the Letter from Norfolk site are published on the Wildcatch Photography site some are not. Either way just let me know if you would like to order a print of your choice.