November 1st Norfolk Exclusive Day tour
We had the morning at Cley NWT highlights were nice views of Snow Bunting, plus Red-throated Diver, Guillemot, Razorbill, Common Scoter, Gannets and Red-breasted merganser offshore. Bearded Tits seen well from the East bank and a nice selection of waders from the hides with Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Snipe, Teal Wigeon, Shoveler & Gadwall all…
Read MoreOctober 25-27th Norfolk Three Day tour
Day one – Hunstanton cliffs, Holme Dunes & Titchwell RSPB The day and the tour started bright and early with an amazing 3 hours watching visible migration at Hunstanton Cliffs, with an amazing passage and continuous flow of birds passing South, that included 54,800 Starling, 6013 Chaffinch, 88 Brambling, 162 Siskin, 387 Lapwing and also…
Read MoreOctober 21st Cley & Stiffkey Marshes
An exclusive days guiding around Cley & Salthouse, in tricky showery & windy conditions! Highlights of the day off Cley – 5 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Skua, a single Manx Shearwater, 50 Little Gull, an adult Mediterranean Gull, good numbers of Red-throated Diver and at the end of the day Stiffkey Greens – 300 Golden…
Read MoreOctober 13th -17th Norfolk Autumn tour
Scarce & Rare Bird Tour – (minus the rare birds this autumn!) This year wasn’t the best for Scarce or Rare birds, with weeks of Westerly winds, there was a distinct lack of scarce migrants or rare birds along the East Coast of the Uk and Norfolk! However, we enjoyed some nice birding and managed…
Read MoreOctober 9th & 10th – Norfolk High tide Spectaculars
A weekend mainly birding at Snettisham with an exclusive tour on Saturday, followed by a group tour of fourteen on Sunday. Both days concentrated on the High tide spectacular with close on 100,000 Red Knot, again providing an amazing spectacle. Other highlights over the weekend were 1500 Golden Plover, 3 Little Stints, 4 Spotted Redshank,…
Read MoreSeptember 27th – Norfolk exclusive day tour
A group of regulars joined me for a days birding on a Norfolk exclusive day tour . The conditions from mid-morning were testing with heavy rain showers so we took advantage and shelter in the hides at Titchwell, but had time for a walk along the autumn trail before we headed for the hides. We…
Read MoreSeptember 21st-23rd Norfolk Birding Group tour
September 21st Day One – North Norfolk We kicked off the first day of the tour with a walk out at Burnham Overy Staithe, it was a beautiful morning and the first surprise came early with a juvenile Tree Sparrow in the hedgerow amongst a group of Goldfinches. Also a Kingfisher whizzed along the shoreline…
Read MoreSeptember 19th – 20th Norfolk Birding Exclusive tour
September 19th – North Norfolk We kicked off this exclusive tour with a visit to Stiffkey Fen. On the approach walk we started off with Bullfinch and Chiff-chaff calling from the hedgerow, brief views of both. As we continued a Kingfisher called flying along the river, heard but not seen! A Cetti’s was also vocal,…
Read MoreSeptember 13th-15th Norfolk Birding Exclusive Tour
Monday – September 13th 2021 – NW Norfolk We started day one with a visit to Snettisham and The Wash and despite the tide not being a really high tide, we were still treated to a plethora of shorebirds and waders. As the tide rose, the shorebirds gathered in tighter groups, 40,000 Knot, 1500 Bar-tailed…
Read MoreJuly 2021 – Norfolk Guided Birding & wildlife tour reports
As well as the 4 day wildlife tour we also ran several exclusive Norfolk guided birdwatching days through July. From early July returning adult waders and shorebirds started to appear. A list of bird species recorded are below and and include species recorded during guiding and personal birding sessions. The better birds are in bold!…
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