Sea-watch at Sheringham

Ideal conditions forecast, we rose at 5 a.m., arriving at the Sheringham shelter at 6.20 - to find it virtually empty. Just one other birder. That's a first, we're usually lucky to get a seat. Maybe they didn't believe the forecast. Yes it was a bit windy but not the promised strong north westerly. We added over a dozen Bonxies, a few Arctic Skuas, 3 lone Common Scoter, a single distant Sooty Shearwater and regular groups of Teal and Wigeon. A highlight was a juvenile Peregrine hassling a Gannet, being a yob basically. The Gannets were ever present in small numbers. We also saw a Greater Black backed Gull take off from its watchpost and steal a biggish fish from a Cormorant. Enjoyable but not the feast we'd hoped for.
Walking out to Simmonds, Cley,  in an increasing wind we saw no birds at all. The pools held about 20 Dunlin, a few Ruff and Black-tailed Godwits and two juvenile Yellow Wagtails in addition to the large number of Greylag. The Crane present in the area for a week or two, flew towards Cley from Weybourne Camp, landing on Pope's Marsh.
We moved to Avocet Hide to avoid a constantly talking, when not humming, man. Soon after we arrived the Crane flew in and landed in front of the Hide on the grassy bank at the back - followed by the arrival of the noisy man. Time for a bacon bap and coffee breakfast at the cafe before driving home.
It's now teatime and the wind is very strong. Early morning again?