Fogbow & fog bound migrants

On Saturday 18th December, after I had bought the Suffolk Bird Report 2020 from Minsmere, I was travelling back to Lowestoft in thick foggy conditions but suddenly it cleared a little and the sun came out so I diverted to Kessingland. Walking along the seaward side of the shore pool, 2 birds flew up a calling Sky Lark and the "churr" of a Lapland Bunting. I walked along and was joined by Paul & Jane F and we saw the bird perched on a black mound, I managed to crawl behind some Marram grass and get a couple of shots. We were soon joined by Andrew E. The sun had created a wonderful Fogbow. It then flew north a little way and we saw it again with 2 Snow Buntings. It was a smart male with chestnut at the rear of the ear coverts and a lttle black on its breast, probably the second smartest Lapland I have seen (following the breeding plumage smart male one of the 5 Laplands seen in the same place the previous year). It later flew across the water and was perched on the mud before feeding with a SkyLark in some short grass. We were joined by Rob H. It was here, a Pied Wagtail walked towards us, along the edge of the shore. It then flew south westwards. We then saw 3 Snow Buntings in the dunes just landward side of the pool, before 5 were seen along the seaward side and they flew along with the Sky Lark and the "churr" of the Lapland Bunting. We then saw it feeding for sometime by some Marram grass with seakale just to the right of it. Later on fed along the beach again, with 5 Snow Buntings right along the edge of the pool we all got reasonably close and managed to get some pics here. It was nice to see Matt S. who I had not seen since the Bush Chat in North Norfolk. Walking along to a marshy pool, Jane was walking along the westward edge and a super Jack Snipe (small with shorter bill) flew and flew the other SE side of the marshy pool. Walking back, I checked the Heathlands copse and checking it, as I al,ways do, (from October onwards) for Woodcock, I finally struck it lucky, as I walking through to the middle westward edge a super Woodcock flew up from the floor and flew south- east. This rounded off a really enjoyable stop off at Kessingland.