Archive for April 2019
April 30th 2019 – Norfolk Exclusive guided birding tour
Today I guided Paul and Alison, collecting them from Burnham Overy. We set off and visited the Holkham NNR. It was a nice morning, with a bit of a gusty breeze. First of all, from a vantage point we got a nice overall selection of birds, their first Spoonbills flew over and one landed to…
Read MoreScottish Highlands Birding Tour April 13-20th 2019
Tour leader for Norfolk Birding – Chris Mills Participants:- Keith Barker, Adrian Bradley, Richard Butler, John Fell & Adrian Roach, Eric Shipley TOUR OVERVIEW The tour was again based at the lovely and spacious accommodation of Feith Mhor lodge. A big old hunting lodge, set in it’s own grounds with a large kitchen, dining room,…
Read MoreApril 8th & 9th 2019 – Norfolk guided birding 2 day tour
April 8th Day One of two We started the day along the river at Santon Downham, it was surprising as it in just 3 days a lot of the Redpoll, Brambling and thrushes had moved on. Nevertheless, there was still a few smart male Brambling, plus Siskin, Treecreeper, Nuthatch and Marsh tit were evident. A…
Read MoreApril 6th 2019 – Norfolk Exclusive guided birding day in The Brecks
We met at Lynford and then headed straight to Santon Warren, an early morning search for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was on our minds! We passed a small group who were looking without luck. As we reached a third mature Poplar plantation, I heard a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker call, it then called twice more and eventually…
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