Trip to Kessingland Beach

Mid afternoon on Sunday 17th August, I walked past Heathlands, walking down the path I briefly saw a fine male Southern Hawker fly past me and back again patrolling the lane, unfortunately he didn't settle. As I carefully made my way down the steps which I didn't realise had 2 missing steps near the bottom which I lost my balance and almost fell. So glad, I was only carryings bins around my neck and the Nikon camera was on the camera bag on my back. Walking top the North Pool which was fenced off, I saw a charming 'nursery' of around 60 Little Terns perched on the beach shoreline around 40 metres north of me. 1 or 2 adult Little Terns were flying in with little fish to feed the young and I kept well back so that they weren't disturbed. Although a walker disturbed them as he walked north along the beach they all streamed past me over the sea before settling again in much the same position. 2 immature Dunlins flew in and briefly settled on the beach, whilst walking back I saw a young Little Tern ahead of me, that flew and joined the nursery. Looking on the North Pool, I initially saw 2 Avocet and a bonus Greenshank feeding on the seaward side of the pool. Walking back past the roped off area, a Wheatear (my first of the autumn) flew up onto the post marking the edge of the roped off area, it aloowed a reasonably close approach and I managed a few pics with my Nikon camera. Walking back up the steps, I scanned from the bench and added a further 3 Avocets, totalling 5 in all, the Greenshank was still feeding by the primeter of the pool this time the west end and a few metres right of it was a Ringed Plover too. Not far from the bench I found a Fuji-film camera lens cap. All in all, a very pleasant trip out.