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But as the first birders arrived, the bird settled down more or less, associating with two Northern Wheatears and performing rather well.<\/p>\n We were gentle with it, hence the poor record shots. I think later on some photographer managed to get closer to it.<\/p>\n White underwing coverts, for what it’s worth<\/p>\n This is Dave the finder – well done Dave! He asked to remain in the shadows<\/p>\n First birders on site<\/p>\n Not for the first time in the UK, I was in the scene of a big UK rarity that is a common bird in Israel. It is the first twitchable for Norfolk, so I really ‘got in’ and shared the excitement:<\/p>\n Me and The Driver<\/p>\n There was also a Pallas’s Warbler and a Barred Warbler in the same are, but it was getting busy and we wanted to leave so didn’t see them. We knew that with the growing crowd at the wheatear site, we will have all the other North Norfolk sites to ourselves.<\/p>\n So we headed east towards Holkham Pines through the dunes, but first an obligatory visit to the rotting 12 m Fin Whale that had washed up on the beach a couple of days ago – we smelled it from a mile away. What a fascinating beast though!<\/p>\n So sad to see it dead and dissected.<\/p>\n The eastern side of BO dunes was actually pretty good. More thrushes, an obliging male Mealy Redpoll, three Waxwings that flew over calling, a beautiful Shore Lark that refused to play ball, Jack Snipe and The Driver’s bird of the day – GREAT WHITE EGRET \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n In the pines not much, heard a Yellow-browed Warbler.<\/p>\n Mealy Redpoll<\/p>\n