Little Egret, East Bank, Cley, 19th February 2015.

Rough-legged Buzzard, Grindale, East Yorkshire, 18th February 2015 (top two photographs by Sue Gantlett).

Little Owls, Abbey Farm, Flitcham, Norfolk, 15th February 2015. A day out in northwest Norfolk also produced the shrike below and what could be Britain's last tickable Golden Pheasant at Wolferton, but the grebe in front of the hide at the otherwise almost birdless pit at Snettisham RSPB was a Little, not a Black-necked.

Great Grey Shrike, Roydon Common, Norfolk, 15th February 2015.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Pat's Pool, Cley, 14th February 2015. With its family: its Dark-bellied mate and three hybrid young.

Garganey, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 13th February 2015. He's still here.

Marsh Harrier, Cley, 9th February 2015. This partial albino spotted first-winter Marsh Harrier has been joining regularly with the up to 18 normally plumaged Marsh Harriers roosting on Pope's Marsh each evening.

Wigeon, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 7th February 2015. Including a slightly American-looking male.

Red Kite, Holkham, Norfolk, 6th February 2015.

Peregrine, Cley, 6th February 2015. This large adult female spent some time sitting on Bull Marsh today.

Glaucous Gull, Cley, 6th February 2015. He's here on Arnold's Marsh today.

Garganey, Simmonds' Scrape, Cley, 6th February 2015. The first spring migrant.

Glaucous Gull, Salthouse, 5th February 2015. At last it became easy to see – spending most of the day beside Salthouse Beach Road. .

Whelk, Cley, 4th February 2015 (photo by Sue Gantlett).

Glaucous Gull, Cley, 4th February 2015.

Iceland Gull, Sheringham, Norfolk, 3rd February 2015.

Glaucous Gull, Sheringham, Norfolk, 3rd February 2015.

Avocets, Cley, 2nd February 2015. A small flock has been here for a while, but spring still seems a way off yet.

Bearded Tits, Cley, 2nd February 2015. Half-a-dozen are still beside the East Bank.

Eel, Cley, 2nd February 2015. This still-live modestly-sized Eel had apparently been dredged out of the Catchwater Drain (photo by Sue Gantlett).

Plaice, Cley, 2nd February 2015. This Plaice was resting on the beach. Somehow it had been overlooked by the hordes of gulls (photo by Sue Gantlett).

Gulls, Cley, 1st February 2015. The north-westerly near-gale produced a good wreck of gulls along the beach (though I managed to miss the Glaucous Gull, twice).

Smew, Felbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 30th January 2015.

Water Pipit, Cley, 29th January 2015.

Grey Heron, Cley, 29th January 2015.

Avocet, Cley, 28th January 2015.

Hawfinch, Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk, 27th January 2015.

Greenshank, Blakeney Harbour, 26th January 2015.

Tundra Bean Geese with Pink-footed Geese, Weybourne, Norfolk, 25th January 2015.

Kittiwake, Ballycotton, Co. Cork, Ireland, 22nd January 2015. Here endith the Irish jig.

Ring-billed Gull, Lough Leane, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 21st January 2015.

American Coot, Lough Gill, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 21st January 2015.

Black Scoter with Common Scoters, Rossbeigh, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 21st January 2015.

Dipper, Rossbeigh, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 20th January 2015.

Fin Whale corpse, Rossbeigh, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 20th January 2015. We watched this unfortunate animal drift onto the beach from over a mile out at sea.

Atlantic Cormorant, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland, 20th January 2015.

Ring-billed Gulls, Nimmo's Pier, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland, 20th January 2015.

Barnacle Geese, Ballintemple, Co. Sligo, Ireland, 19th January 2015.

American Wigeon, Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, 19th January 2015.

Black Guillemot, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, Ireland, 18th January 2015.

Iceland Gull, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, Ireland, 18th January 2015.

Slaty-backed Gull, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, Ireland, 18th January 2015.

Grey Seal, Cley, 17th January 2015. This animal has been trapped in the Main Cut for over a week now. It presumably got 'overtopped' by the North Hide in the high tides and strong winds about ten days ago.

Curlew, Cley, 15th January 2015.

Short-eared Owl, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 14th January 2015.

Rough-legged Buzzard, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 14th January 2015.

Short-eared Owl, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 13th January 2015.

Gadwall, Cley, 12th January 2015.

Golden Plovers, Cley, 12th January 2015.

Ruff, Cley, 12th January 2015.

Black-tailed Godwit, Cley, 12th January 2015.

Little Egret, Cley, 11th January 2015.

Pink-footed Geese, Cley, 11th January 2015.

Pintail, Cley, 11th January 2015.

Water Rail, Cley, 11th January 2015.

Shag, Wells Harbour, Norfolk, 10th January 2015.

Little Egret, Cley, 9th January 2015.

Barn Owl, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 8th January 2015.

Barnacle Geese, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 8th January 2015.

Bittern, Cley, 7th January 2015. A surprise in front of Daukes Hide at 11.30, for just a couple of minutes, whilst I was testing my new camera (Canon 7D Mark II).

Golden Plovers, Cley, 7th January 2015. Part of a recent peak flock of about 1,000 on Pat's Pool.

Pink-footed Goose, Holkham, Norfolk, 5th January 2015. .

Twites, Thornham Harbour, Norfolk, 5th January 2015.

Little Bustard, Fraisthorpe, Yorkshire, 1st January 2015.

Common Snipe, Cley, 31st December 2014.

Short-eared Owl, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 29th December 2014.

Barn Owl, Burnham Overy Marshes, Norfolk, 29th December 2014.

Fieldfare, Cley, 28th December 2014.

Rough-legged Buzzard, Burnham Overy Dunes, 24th December 2014.

Goldeneye, Salts Hole, Holkham Pines, 24th December 2014. Sadly, it has some fishing line trapped in its bill.

Hen Harrier, Stiffkey, 23rd December 2014. Only this distant male and one even more distant female showed this evening, in contrast to the about 17 Marsh Harriers roosting at Pope's Marsh, Salthouse, last evening. The latter were much more spectacular but much more difficult to count accurately.

Stonechat, Cley, 23rd December 2014.

Ocean Sunfish, Cley, 21st December 2014.

Pintails, Cley, 21st December 2014.

Grey Seal pup, Cley, 20th December 2014. A record over 2,300 have been born on Blakeney Point so far this winter.

Little Egret, Cley, 19th December 2014.

Goldeneyes, Felbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 18th December 2014.

Great Crested Grebe, Cley, 17th December 2014.

Black Brant, Cley, 15th December 2014.

Trumpeter Swans, Boyton Marshes, Suffolk, 14th December 2014.

Chinese Water Deer, Cley, 13th December 2014.

Tundra Bean Geese with Pink-footed Geese, Cley, 11th December 2014.

Golden Plover, Cley, 11th December 2014.

Chinese Water Deer, Cley, 8th December 2014.

Herring Gull, Salthouse, 7th December 2014. This bird has been around Salthouse for some days. It was apparently ringed as a chick on Heligoland this summer and is of the form argentatus. Hopefully Heligoland will now send us some more of its birds, beginning with the albatross and the Black-faced Bunting!

Tundra Bean Geese with Pink-footed Geese, Weybourne, 7th December 2014. The closest two Beans of at least eight feeding amongst about 700 Pinkfeet.

Stonechat, West Bank, Cley, 6th December 2014.

Grey Seal, Cley, 5th December 2014. This pup has wandered down from Blakeney Point where a record 1,500 pups have been born so far this season.

Snow Goose with Pink-footed Geese, Choseley, Norfolk, 3rd December 2014.

Tundra Bean Geese with Pink-footed Geese, Choseley, Norfolk, 3rd December 2014. The two Tundra Beans were nice and close until birders started getting out of their cars. Whenever possible please view geese from inside your car. You don't need a tripod: just get your optics organised!

Snow Bunting, Salthouse, 3rd December 2014.