East Norfolk birding

On Friday 2nd January, a late start 10.30am might have proved disastrous as the only Kite I saw at Ludham Bridge Marshes was the Red Kite when I was driving up. I saw a Grey Heron and a female Marsh Harrier but that was all. After 2 hours still no sign of the BWK that had apparently flown off west out of roost at 9.30am. I saw Jon B. and he walked further down, but a lady walking back said the BWK had been seen hunting from St. Benet's Abbey so I walked back quickly jumped into the car and drove to St. Benet's, I was very lucky as there was 1 space remaining in the car park and I walked up to the Mill, some birders were watching it distantly as I walked up but as soon as I got there it disappeared. But fortunately, the bird was spotted again seen very distantly to the south low near a distant church flying low and right. It then wheeled up and started hovering, it was the excellent Black- winged Kite, seen at 1.05pm. It then flew on slim pakle grey wings and started hovering before it semi- circled up and left further up in the sky. As I had left Jon B. as Ludham Bridge Marshes I tried to contact him but failed dismally. Phil D. walked up from the river and said, amongst the Geese behind us, 15 Greylags, a fine Russian White- fronted Goose was sticking its neck up showing its white facial shield. Driving back along the road, good to see Jon driving to the Abbey car park ( I hope he saw the BWK at 2.40pm) 2 Cattle Egrets flew into the field left and c60 Lapwings and c80 Golden Plover flew over the field to the right before settling down. Next stop Filby broad, where walking past the bridge, I saw a close Great White Egret briefly in the reeds and Steve G. who siad the birds were now along the south end of the Broad. I joined Stve and Dot by the Boardwalk and directly opposite along the south edge of the Broad amongst Pochard, a nice group of around 50 seen included the fine male Ferruginous Duck. Rob Wil and James W. appeared and Rob picked out the excellent female Ring- necked Duck that was amongst this group (having just woken up and over to the left a female Eider seen too. Meanwhile I spotted around 6 Goldeneye, 4 male and 2 females, a close pair was just over to the left. Over to the right, a Great- crested Grebe seen. Meanwhile at Ormesby Little broad, around 45 Coot seen over to the left, 2 Great- crested Grebes, a male Goldeneye and 3 male Tufted Duck seen, walking back a Greater- spotted Woodpecker seen near the top of trees having flown from one tree to another.