Broadland morsels

After work on Wednesday 19th February, after I left work at 3pm initially looked promising with the golden hues of sunshine but as I drew up to the carpark, it had clouded over and a cold stiff breeze had developed which put a kybosh on owl & raptor watching/ photography. Somewhat surreal scenes with a digger widening the dyke by the south side of the entrance road and 5 Cattle Egrets and a Grey Heron close by feeding made for a good start, but that was as good as it got. I was informed 2 SEOs by a birder in the car park had been in the field in front of us but 2 photographers had gone off in pursuit and flushed them, not to be seen again that day & 2 Cranes had flown by 5 minutes previously, as always a case of I should have been there earlier! In the field behind the car park up to 7 Cattle Egrets feeding around the Black cattle and 8 Fieldfare, 5 Lapwing and a female Stonechat plus at sunset 2 Marsh Harriers flying over distant reeds. Somewhat disappointing.