A Conglomeration of Cormorants

 Before I fannied around with the press releases* yesterday's not-so-triumphant return post (that bloody 'bot is still linked to those eight posts, so I've reverted them all to draft for now), I popped down to the beach for a quick swim before the holiday-maker crowds arrived and ruined everything.
 For expediency's sake, I drove from Castlette DeVice through to the far end of Overstrand and the Coast Road, where I parked Car. From there, I made my way down the cliff and on to the beach (what little there was as the tide was in) heading east towards Sidestrand. I didn't go that far along, so I probably ended up on the border between the two 'strand parishes.
 Anyway, I didn't swim for long as there was a very strong current that threatened to wash me away, so I ended up taking loads of photos instead. Having resized some of them to email to The Mother, I thought I'd post them here, too, to make good use of all that photo-editing (as always, click to embigulate):

Looking east towards Sidestrand from the foot of the cliff at Coast Road, Overstrand
(about 9:30 in the morning)

A Great White Egret. I'd never seen one of these before

This egret's ready for her close-up, Mr DeMille

I couldn't decide which photo I liked better, this one or the one below, so you've got both!

Looking west along Overstrand beach - what little there is with the tide in

Looking east towards Sidestrand

Cormorant!

This conglomeration of cormorants can often be found here on the last groyne/breakwater in Sidestrand. I believe the collective noun for a group of cormorants is a "gulp", but I prefer conglomeration

"...and it was this big."  "Well, I caught one this big!"

"Careful! Watch where you're landing!"

"That's right. Bugger off! I want to perch here."

"Ooh! Look, everbody. Cyril's about to attempt a swan-dive"

"We're off. It's too crowded here."

I'd walked along to Sidestrand here, so this is the view back towards Overstrand

In Sidestrand, with Trimingham in the distance

A ship on the horizon

In Overstrand returning to Car, looking back to Sidestrand

Again, I couldn't decide which photo out of this one and the one above I liked more, hence posting both

That ship again with a couple of smaller fishing boats (probably from Cromer)

East-South panoramic view from Overstrand

West-North view from Overstrand

  I've got no end of photos from goings on over the last month or so, so for a little while, you probably going to have to put up with this being somewhat of a photo-blog.



* Snaps to whoever knows (or can guess) which film features the line "fannying about with the press releases".