Posts by Chris Mills
ANDALUCIA AMAZING MIGRANTS TOUR REPORT 1st – 8th SEPTEMBER 2022
Participants:- David Bosworth, Alison Gordon, Dan Martin, Mandy Myers, Paul Norris, Richard & Jane Wicks Tour Guide for Norfolk Birding – Chris Mills Day One – September 1st I collected the group from the airport & we had barely left the urban area of La Linea before we stopped to watch 2-3 kettles of c200…
Read MoreNorfolk Birds & Wildlife 4 Day Tour 3rd- 6th July
Day One 3rd July – Swanton Novers, Foxley Wood, High Kelling We started the day with a visit to the nearby Swanton Novers watchpoint where we had amazing views of Honey Buzzards, a displaying ♂ Honey Buzzard, followed by a second ♂ Honey Buzzard. Whilst enjoying the Honey Buzzard there was also Yellowhammer, Linnet, Chiff-chaff,…
Read MoreJune 30th Exclusive day
A lovely day out in North Norfolk with a couple for an exclusive days guided birding in North Norfolk. North Point, Wells offered up Green sandpiper, 4 Ruff, lots of avocet, Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, several superb Marsh Harriers, including 2 fresh juvs, lovely views of fledged Whitethroats, Sedge warblers and a flyover Spoonbill. Stiffkey…
Read MoreJune 16-18th Norfolk Three day tour
This was a three day tour in Norfolk in mid-June for a U3A group. It proved very successful with some nice surprises and we also managed to see most of the tricky breeding species as well. Day One – started with a lovely surprise in the from of the breeding Bee-eaters near Trimingham, we had…
Read MoreUists Birding tour June 5th-11th 2022
Uists Birdwatching Tour Saturday 4th June – Saturday 11th June 2022 Tour leader – Chris Mills Norfolk Birding Participants:- Jane Kenney, Sally Leach, Paul & Wendy Scarborough, Richard & Jane Wicks Accommodation The tour was based on 5 star self-catering accommodation on North Uist. The accommodation on North Uist is extra special! A fantastic architect…
Read MoreOuter Hebrides Birding Tour – May 14th-21st
Uists Birdwatching Tour Saturday 14th May – Saturday 21st May 2022 Tour leader – Chris Mills Norfolk Birding Participants:- Chris Brock, Chuck Butler, Alison Gordon, Brian Leeman, Mandy Myers, Graham Weaver & Carol Shepherd Accommodation The tour was based on 5 star self-catering accommodation on North Uist. The accommodation on North Uist is extra special!…
Read MoreApril 11th – May 11th Norfolk Birding Tours & Species recorded
Species recorded during April – May 11th During April 11th to May 11th 2022. There was quite a backlog of people as well as advertised Norfolk group tours and I ended up running guided birdwatching tours on 19 days during this period! It was impossible to keep up with daily Norfolk trip reports on the…
Read More8th-10th April Group 3 Day Tour
8th April – Day One of three We started the day at Burnham Overy in clear blue skies and a light chilly NW Wind. There was instantly lots to look at! The Grazing marsh held good numbers of Curlew, plus small numbers of the last Teal, Wigeon and Shoveler. In the channels there were more…
Read More21st March & 22nd March 2 Day Exclusive guiding
I spent two days with a couple guiding them down in the Brecks and then up in North Norfolk. 21st March – Brecks. This was mainly a repeat performance of last weeks guiding in the Brecks with all the target birds seen but with a couple of nice additions, the pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers…
Read MoreMarch 18-21st Three Day Tour
18th March – Mid and North Norfolk We started the day at Bintree Mill where there had been up to 6 drake Garganey the previous day & at least three still present the evening before, sadly they had departed overnight. However it was a beautiful bright sunny morning & undeterred we saw a lovely array…
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