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I went to Kessingland recently by a "twitchers route" via Cley. This resulted in several year ticks, including White-fronted Goose and Red Kite, which although now common in North Norfolk are still rare in Lincolnshire a nd Suffolk. I also "year ticked" several friends. The hoped-for photo of the goose wasn't to be, but I reflected that I'd seen quite a few over the past few years. Pre-Covid, they had become scarce in the UK, and my previous sightings had been in Norfolk back in the 1990's. Over the past few years I have seen birds at Budle Bay (no I didn't twitch it, I was recovering my car from Shetland), Cley twice, South Lincolnshire and...... a flock of seven at Frampton two or three years ago! There have also been records in Essex and Martin Mere in Lancashire, but I am starting to wonder about origins of these birds. It will never be determined one way or the other, so don't worry, your ticks are safe, and to be fair the vast maj