Archive for August 2020
28th August 2020 – Exclusive day guided birdwatching in Broads
I met up with Viv & Bernard at Hickling Broad for an exclusive days guided birdwatching in the Norfolk Broads. We started the day with a wander out on to the raised flood wall, the pools are now a little drier but a couple of hours along here provided us with 60+ Lapwing, 4 Ringed…
Read More26th August 2020 – Day Three of three. Exclusive Guiding Tour
With a strong WNW wind we had a really enjoyable day seawatching the stand out birds were the Black Guillemot, and Osprey that flew in off the sea. Unfortunately these were both before David and Sue arrived, but they throughly enjoyed getting to grips with Arctic & Great Skuas, plus Common and Sandwich terns, a…
Read More25th August 2020 – Day Two of three Day exclusive Guiding Tour
As the weather forecast looked pretty grim with heavy rain, we decided to start around lunchtime and go through till the evening. By midday the rain was easing, just leaving the gusting wind to deal with! We headed to North Point and had a nice couple of hours, with a good selection of waders, 4…
Read More24th August 2020 – Day One of three Day Exclusive Guiding Tour
We started this three day exclusive tour with a visit to Snettisham for another High tide spectacular. It was a different experience to last Saturday with the majority of the birds managing to just stay out on The Wash. The day started very well, just as we rounded the corner in the village a Barn…
Read More23rd August 2020 – Birding in North Norfolk
I had a free day and had a great early autumnal afternoon’s birding in North Norfolk. I was tempted by the Iccy at Gramborough & was rewarded with typical peek a boo views! Plenty of other migrants around Wheatear, Whinchats, Yellow Wags, Willow warblers & Chiffs. Late on this juvenile Shag was close inshore at…
Read More22nd August – Norfolk Exclusive High Tide Spectacular
Today I collected Wayne and Debbie from Fakenham at 7.30am and we headed to Snettisham for one of those special mornings, with a big tide and the autumn gatherings of thousands of shorebirds. As ever Snettisham and the birds didn’t disappoint and was topped off with wonderful light and clear skies. The pictures say more…
Read More13th August Norfolk Exclusive days guiding
An exclusive afternoon and evening for a family group. Birding started right outside their accommodation where there was a nice group of House Martins and Swallows! We started off at North Point, Wells-next-the-sea where there was a nice selection of birds, including a lovely flock of c250 Black-tailed Godwits, in amongst these were at least…
Read More11th August – Exclusive day North Norfolk
Well after a long period with the lockdown we eventually got back out to do some guided birded in Norfolk! I collected a group of dour today in Edgefield and we then headed up to the Coast, where a cool sea breeze was most welcome in the hot weather conditions! A walk along the East…
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