We started the morning at Cley by visiting Daukes Hide and immediately connected with the five Temminck's Stints on Simmonds Scrape. Although the Stints were showing well in the scope they remained distant and out of range of the camera.
A Little Stint had been reported on Arnold's Marsh early morning so we left in search of it. A scan from Richardson's Outlook failed to locate the Stint but several Little Terns were resting on the small exposed islands. A walk along the beach and another scan again failed to find the Stint, however, there was a small group of Dunlin and a single Sanderling present. As we drove back towards the visitor centre we noticed four Spoonbills heading towards us. They turned and appeared to drop down onto Watling Water. A quick walk out to Babcock Hide and we found the Spoonbills had indeed dropped in and one was relatively close.
On the way home, we stopped at the American Airbase at Lakenheath and watched the visiting F16 Fighting Falcons. The noise was just incredible as they passed overhead. The F16's are here for three weeks as part of the D-Day celebrations, they are normally based in Homestead Florida.
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