Stiffkey to Wells and back and everything in between

Took a short trip to Stiffkey once again, camping at High Sands Creek and then walking the ten-mile roundtrip to the beach huts at Wells-next-the-Sea partaking of ice cream, ale, and fish and chips, not necessarily in that order. Spoonbills sighted and lots of Painted Lady butterflies.

Silhouetted pine trees at sunset, photo taken at Stiffkey looking west towards the silt bank beyond the mud flats at Wells-next-the-Sea
Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Common Spotted Orchid at the Stiffkey Whirlygig, which was a USAF rotary launcher for Cold War anti-aircraft target practice.
Ringlet butterfly, Aphantopus hyperantus, Coastal Path between Stiffkey and Wells
Spanish Fly (the green beetle) on “groundsel”
Boat reflection at low tide along the East Fleet, Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk
Beachgoers and beach huts at Wells-next-the-Sea
The Lifeboat Horse by artist Rachael Long at Wells-next-the-Sea
The Lifeboat Horse by artist Rachael Long at Wells-next-the-Sea
Cooling off period. Labrador retriever doing her “job”
Herring Gull cooling off at the top of a lamppost, view from the chairs outside The Golden Fleece pub
Sailing the East Fleet
Temporary home, at last, High Sands Creek Campsite, Stiffkey

Meanwhile, “non-garden” birds seen on this trip: Spoonbill, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Kestrel, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Red Shank, Oystercatcher, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Swallow, Swift, House Martin, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Little Gull, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Rook, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Little Tern, Black Cap, Chiff Chaff, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler(?), Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Goldcrest, and others.