Our final day in Norfolk and as our first stop was going to be just up the road we had a slightly later start to the day. After getting our stuff together and loading the car we drove up towards the beach and parked by the pitch and putt course. We were looking for the flock of Brent Geese but they were not to be seen, so I suggested we take a look over the sea bank at the river. This turned out to be a good idea as we located several Brent Geese feeding on the water's edge near us. Before too long we managed to locate an adult Black Brant amongst the flock.
We left Wells and five minutes later parked at the entrance to Holkham Hall and took a walk around the grounds. A Barn Owl was showing well as it hunted along the tree line and we managed to add a few species to the weekend list such as Nuthatch and Green Woodpecker. However, we did not spend too long wandering around and before too long moved on again, heading west towards Holme-Next-the-Sea.
We arrived at Holme and took the track towards the Bird Observatory and parked the car. We took a short walk along the boardwalk towards the beach and then found a sheltered spot to scan the sea. Before long I had located a small group of Long-tailed Duck and as we continued to scan the sea it became evident that there were at least fifteen birds present. A large flock of Snow Buntings were feeding on the beach in front of us, there must have been at least seventy birds present, a few Twite and Linnets were mixed in with the flock. Also out to sea at least one Red-throated Diver flew west and a large skua that passed by distantly was almost certainly a Great Skua.
With time ticking by, we returned to the car and headed off south.
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