This morning we headed for Cley Marshes, with the main target being the Pectoral Sandpiper that had been present since the 3rd of August. The majority of sightings had seen the bird on either Pat's Pool or Simmond's Scrape. We started our search from Teal hide which overlooks Pat's Pool. The light conditions made viewing the scrape difficult, but we managed to pick the pectoral Sandpiper out feeding among a group of Ruff.
We had heard about a new scrape that had been created by the Holkham Estate and we were only eight miles away from it. Upon arrival, the scrape looked perfect for waders, and so it proved. There were at least 12 Wood Sandpipers, 9 Spoonbills several Green and Common Sandpipers along with 2 Greenshank. If these new scrapes are managed well I can see them attracting plenty of good birds.
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| New scrape at Wells |
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| Wood Sandpiper |
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| Wall Brown |
We finished the day at Titchwell, where we added our fifth Sandpiper species of the day when a Curlew Sandpiper was found feeding with Dunlin. Wood, Green and Common Sandpipers were all present on the Freshmarsh along with nineteen Spoonbills several Bearded Tits and a Water Rail.
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