Shore Larks then pandemonium!

On Sunday October 21st, both Shore Larks were seen at Kessingland before 'headless chicken mode' for the 1st time this autumn. walking up to the Kessingland Sluice I met a birder saying they were still there and saw 2 birder watching them half way along the beach in the area bordering the grassy area and the sandy beach. I approached from the beach and kneeling made my way to within a respectable distance. Some dog walkers pushed the birds a little closer and both of the 2 wonderful Shore Larks fed on the seeds of a small weed, which made some nice pictures. Another dog forced them to run over to the beach. There were feeding along the margins of the beach and the grassy area. A BINS message, revealed a Vagrant Emperor had been sighed by the last 5 static caravans of the caravan park, a very vague message I walked around the scrubby area bordering the southern perimeter in th vain hope one might be spotted or fly up but it didn't, I looked & failed to see Vagrant Emperor. A call from OFB and an offer of a lift to Weybourne for the 2 Norfolk goodies was difficult to resit and after picking up James W from Gunton then mad dash up to Norfolk. Parking at the end of Beach road, meeting Rob Will & Andrew E at the pay and display machine, we walked west for around 500 yards to an round hollow area full of scrub but we had to negotiate the fence first and walk through the gate. The massed crowd encircling the hollow and the bird hadn't been seen for 30 minutes. Seeing Dave & Pauline next door they picked up the bird deep in a large bramble bush and brilliant direction from them, directed to a foot left of a large teasel I could see obscured views of the bird that appeared to be a Shrike, the the mask and bill and part of the back seen confirming it was a Shrike. It flew a couple of times into small Sallows but when it flew left it flew in what appeared to be a Buddlea bush and the bird hopped out in almost full view for 2 minutes. A branch obscured its mid section but the head mantle wings and tail could be clearly seen, it was indeed a superb Brown Shrike and a first for Norfolk and my 2nd UK bird. It showed a mask, hooked bill and browner back. We left to have a look for the probable Stejneger's Stonechat at Salthouse.