Black-eared Wheatear

Zipped over to Fluke Hall for the reported Black-eared Wheatear. Fantastic views of the female bird, less than 10 metres away, and showing off to a good audience.

A tricky one to identify. A lot of white in the outer tail, and not much evidence of scaling on the upperparts. Also the underparts appear to be missing any mottling. The dull, grey colour overall means either Eastern Black-eared or Pied. Didn't look as dark as the Pied I've seen in the past - this would be a new bird for me but looks pretty good for Black-eared Wheatear.
Some additional pictures below:

Also in the area flocks of Dunlin, Sanderling and Redshank flew past. Many Curlew on surrounding fields, and a walk along the coast also produced a flyover Yellow Wagtail.
Finally a Little Egret struggled into the wind producing a good photo opportunity.