Best Spring I can remember!

5/5/08 North Norfolk Coast - Simeon, Connor, James
James and I started early with a stop at Pentney, but the Black Terns had left overnight! We then picked up Connor and stopped at Stiffkey where we found a second Temmink's Stint, but again, no Black Terns. Next stop was Salthouse for the Green-Winged Teal. Knowledge had suggested that the bird was only showing late afternoon, but luck was now finally on our side and the bird showed well on the far side of the second pool. It was distant and the light wasn't too good, but in the end it showed well.
The next stop was Kelling Heath, but after an hour of searching, no Dartford Warblers could be found. We were just about to go to the last possible place when a Subalpine Warbler came up on the pager. It was on Blakeney Point, but none of us had had it before so we went for it. We walked the point with 4 other birders. Reaching the patch of seuda we remembered how big it was and split up to search for the bird, as no-one was there. David Norgate finally found it and in the end we all got reasonable views of the bird. It was very hard though, and it was nearly always seen only when flushed! James, Connor and I eventually got views of it on the deck, so after a while we left. The final stop was Stiffkey where there was no sign of the Stints, but we finally caught up with three Black Terns, and just before we left, they all perched on fence posts for us to get then in the scope!
It was a brilliant day, and certainly the best spring one I can remember!