On Saturday 1st October we went with Gen to Snettisham to see the wader spectacular. When we arrived at 7.30 for the 9.30 high tide we were taken aback by the number of cars parked along from the entrance gate to the car park where surprisingly we found space to park (people must have panicked and thought that the car park was full!
There were a couple of hundred people waiting eagerly, just beyond the first hide, for the tide to rise to it's fullest and drive the waders from the mud. As usual there were several short forays of Oystercatchers and Knot and much shuffling along before the final 'lift off' and swirling displays.
Once the majority of the birds had left the mudflats we went round to one of the hides to see the birds roosting there. The hides were rather full but it was still possible to see through the gaps! There were large flocks of Knot and Oystercatcher with small numbers of Dunlin, Curlew Sandpipers and Redshank on the nearest scrapes.
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Wader flocks on the scrape
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| Wader mix |
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| View across the lagoon |
It was a magical start to our days' birding in Norfolk which unfortunately was dogged by crowds of weekenders and packed car parks.
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