Long- billed Dowitcher at Potter Heigham

On Monday 26th July, after work just after 6.15pm I drove down the very bumpy road to Potter Heigham Marshes, parking just before the bend, I walked around and saw Phil H and he siad the LBW was on the first pool but best to walk around to where Gary was and view the bird much closer from there, I did, and saw the excellent summer-plumaged Long- billed Dowitcher in the water just in front of the muddy island with Geese, it could be seen through a gap in the vegetation. It was regularly feeding with its very long bill. It sported russet- orange plumage, dark cap and creamy white supercilia and dark eye stripe, a really lovely bird, it kept moving right then was irked by a Black-headed Gull which moved in close and I had to keep shifting to see it through the gap. Abruptly at 7.05 pm some Geese left and the Dowitcher flew north- north east high up and heading for Hickling perhaps Brendan's marsh. (Photo is a record shot only). Guy O & his brother arrived 5 minutes later and I felt awful informing them the bird had departed 5 minutes earlier but advised they check Brendan's Marsh tomorrow. Suddenly a Locustella Warbler started reeling a hard reel right on the top of a reed. It wasn't streaked on its breast at all and showed russet brown undertail coverts, it was face on and we couldn't see it's upperparts. Looking at photos at home, confirmed it was a Grasshopper Warbler, (4 dark streaks on the undertail coverts and streaking on the nape when it turned its head) a young male, nice to see and an educational bird.