Friday 20 March

The day began with Cathy up bright and early for a trip to the Heacham beaches recceing for potential catching options. Multiple groups of birds were present, with roughly 300 Oystercatcher and 70 Sanderling present at Heacham South, as well as 50 Sanderling at Heacham North North (a deal less than the 400 Molly had found the night before).

For the evening high tide, Kate recce’d Heacham North North in an attempt to find Molly’s Sanderling from the night before. Over 100 Sanderling and a handful of Ringed Plover were present in a similar area to the large flock the night before. At the same time Liam went to recce the Horseshoe, looking for a potential Knot catch for Saturday evening. ~800 Oystercatcher, ~100 Curlew and a handful of Redshank were present, but not a Knot in sight. Notably the water level within the lagoon was incredibly low, rising over the tide, suggesting the inlet pipe is still not working properly.