Took a leisurely drive around the broads, managing to flush a Woodcock from a ditch during our search for wild swans. Managed to find some Bewick's Swans associating with some Whoopers in a field at Ingham. The day continued with no luck for Cranes where we've seen them before, or white-fronted geese in with a flock of Egyptian geese. We tried St Benet's Abbey at about 2pm and saw 3 Short-eared Owl, 8 Cattle Egret, 16 Cranes albeit distant, 2 Marsh Harrier including one with wing tags that we couldn't read and some Pink-footed geese.
Finished off with some ring reading at Hoveton Bridge getting 30 or so rereads (and assaulted by a number of over positive Mutes wanting food). A few bare legged swans present, so may be worth another visit with rings and last bird was a metal ringed Finnish Black-headed Gull that we managed to get the entire number. The ring is quite worn so we hope it has some age.
