A cold grey day greeted us for our first day in Norfolk.  This was Rafi's first visit to the area and I was keen to show him the area in which I spent so much time in previous years. 

We first visited the NNT reserve at Cley.  Although there where no unusual  bird species good close views were had of the reserves commoner species.

Sand Martin [riparia] (Riparia riparia riparia)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00395794)

Sand Martin [riparia] (Riparia riparia riparia)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00395804)

Barn Swallow (White-bellied) (Hirundo rustica rustica)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00395820)

Common Kestrel (Eurasian) [tinnunculus] (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00395990)

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00396151)

Little Egret (Western) (Egretta garzetta garzetta)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00396161)

Common Reed Bunting (Northern) [schoeniclus] (Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00395957)

European Goldfinch (Black-capped) [britannica] (Carduelis carduelis britannica)

Cley, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00396219)

After our visit to the reserve at Cley we carried on to Morston Quey.  Rafi had never seen Grey Seals before so we went on a boat trip to Blakeney Point.  The trip was quite rough but we were rewarded with close views of the seals.

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Blakeney Point, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00396069)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Blakeney Point, Norfolk, England. 31st May 2023 (Ref: 00396080)