Walking the beach today

Mollie the cat · Post by **Mollie the cat** » Fri 11 Aug 2023 9:48 am

This morning two of us took a walk along our favourite beach to do our usual litter pick. After 20 minutes a flock of about 100 birds flew over head, no idea what they were, they were singing to each other, all in formation, heading who knows where?
We stopped and watched, it was an amazing sight to see, in fact I had a tear in my which my partner noticed, I said it was a bit of sand in my eye.

Its not every day in this troubled world you get to see something which cheers you up for the day.

helendj · Post by **helendj** » Fri 11 Aug 2023 4:35 pm

could it have been the bee catching birds. they come over once a year, and their plummage is so beautiful colourwise, they are also very chatty. we havent seen them yet this year but they come in flocks for a few days, and definitely worth seeing

Mollie the cat · Post by **Mollie the cat** » Fri 11 Aug 2023 5:22 pm

Thank you, could well have been, was a truly wonderful thing to see. I hope they had the sense not to land on this Island.

wanderer · Post by **wanderer** » Fri 11 Aug 2023 11:48 pm

https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/rspb-n ... n-norfolk/
havent seen them for a few years when I did they were round Catalkoy and also around Dipkarpas

divesups · Post by **divesups** » Sat 12 Aug 2023 5:37 am

had a few in spring but not as many as previous years

gripon · Post by **gripon** » Sat 12 Aug 2023 6:35 am

Storks and Egrets this time of year thought to late October migrating, we are fortunate to see them almost every day, flocks from 30 + and as little as 10.