October 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, 1200 Oystercatcher, Peregrine & Bearded Tit.
The following images were taken on the Saturday.
© Chris Mills Norfolk Birding 
© Chris Mills Norfolk Birding 
© Chris Mills Norfolk Birding 
© Chris Mills Norfolk Birding 
© Chris Mills Norfolk Birding 
A lovely monochrome image from one of the group on the tour © Martin Black 
Little Stint juvenile © Martin Black
| Row # | Species | Count | Location |
| 1 | Greylag Goose | 100 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 2 | Pink-footed Goose | 100 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 3 | Brent Goose | 15 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 4 | Canada Goose | 3 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 5 | Mute Swan | 5 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 6 | Egyptian Goose | 2 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 7 | Common Shelduck | 200 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 8 | Northern Shoveler | 16 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 9 | Gadwall | 20 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 10 | Eurasian Wigeon | 30 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 11 | Mallard | 4 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 12 | Northern Pintail | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 13 | Eurasian Teal | 30 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 14 | Common Scoter | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 15 | Common Pheasant | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 16 | Red-legged Partridge | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 17 | Little Grebe | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 18 | Common Woodpigeon | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 19 | Water Rail | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 20 | Common Moorhen | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 21 | Eurasian Coot | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 22 | Pied Avocet | 4 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 23 | Eurasian Oystercatcher | 1200 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 24 | Grey Plover | 40 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 25 | European Golden Plover | 100 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 26 | Northern Lapwing | 50 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 27 | Common Ringed Plover | 6 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 28 | Eurasian Curlew | 100 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 29 | Bar-tailed Godwit | 300 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 30 | Black-tailed Godwit | 20 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 31 | Ruddy Turnstone | 5 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 32 | Red Knot | 90000 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 33 | Ruff | 8 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 34 | Sanderling | 400 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 35 | Dunlin | 300 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 36 | Little Stint | 3 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 37 | Common Snipe | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 38 | Spotted Redshank | 4 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 39 | Common Greenshank | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 40 | Common Redshank | 100 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 41 | Common Guillemot | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 42 | Black-headed Gull | 100 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 43 | Common Gull | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 44 | Herring Gull | 40 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 45 | Great Black-backed Gull | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 46 | Common Tern | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 47 | Sandwich Tern | 12 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 48 | Red-throated Diver | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 49 | Northern Gannet | 3 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 50 | Great Cormorant | 30 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 51 | Little Egret | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 52 | Cattle Egret | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 53 | Eurasian Spoonbill | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 54 | Western Marsh Harrier | 2 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 55 | Common Buzzard | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 56 | Common Kestrel | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 57 | Eurasian Jay | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 58 | Common Magpie | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 59 | Eurasian Jackdaw | 10 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 60 | Rook | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 61 | Carrion Crow | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 62 | Eurasian Blue Tit | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 63 | Great Tit | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 64 | Eurasian Skylark | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 65 | Bearded Tit | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 66 | Cetti’s Warbler | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 67 | Long-tailed Tit | 3 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 68 | Goldcrest | 1 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 69 | Eurasian Wren | 3 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 70 | Common Starling | 200 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 71 | Eurasian Blackbird | 1 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 72 | European Robin | 3 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 73 | European Stonechat | 3 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 74 | Dunnock | 2 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 75 | House Sparrow | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 76 | Pied Wagtail | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 77 | Meadow Pipit | 10 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 78 | Rock Pipit | 2 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 79 | Common Chaffinch | 2 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |
| 80 | Common Linnet | 50 | Snettisham RSPB Reserve |
| 81 | European Goldfinch | 10 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB Reserve |