Posts Tagged ‘Guided birdwatching Norfolk’
17th March 2020 – A day looking for Goshawks
An exclusive day mainly aimed at seeing Goshawks. We started in N Norfolk at my local site, it was an ideal morning, with some sunny spells and a good breeze. We were rewarded very quickly with a single male Goshawk skirting along the tree tops around 9.15am, then a lull with Buzzards dominating, at least…
Read More13th – 17th Norfolk Birding Winter Tour- Day Four of Five. The Brecks
We headed to the Brecks today and started in the North with a look for the now very scarce Willow Tits! As we headed up the track it’s nearest congeners, a Marsh Tit was calling and eventually we all got good views as it fed low down on a mossy branch.As we walked further on…
Read More10th – 14th October 2019 5 day tour
10th October 2019 – Day One Norfolk 5 day tour. We started the day at Cley with a seawatch. As expected in the SW wind, there was no skuas, or shearwaters, but a good variation of birds! Close inshore there were several Red-throated Divers including a smart bird with some retained summer plumage. Also several…
Read More20th -21st September 2019 Two day Shorebird & Wader tour
Friday 20th September – A good two day tour culminating in 25 species of wader starting on the Friday at Snettisham, we stopped off en-route for a nice group of Grey Partridge, not a wader but great to see! At Snettisham there was again another great selection of shorebirds, with 30,000 Knot, 2000 Redshank, 3000…
Read More18th September 2019 – Norfolk High tide day
Today was a high tide visit to Snettisham, we collected the group via Fakenham and then Snettisham and arrived at The Wash around 8.30am with a good forty minutes to the high tide. On arrival birds were gathering and building nicely with around 40-45,000 Red Knot massing on the remaining mud, also a mass of…
Read More3rd-5th July Bucks U3A group
3rd July – Wells-next-the-sea & Titchwell – We started a 3 day tour today, with a group of 6 from a Buckinghamshire U3A group. Birding started in earnest at North Point, Wells-next-the-sea and we had just over 2 hours of excellent birding, at this recently established wetland. There was plenty of Reed and Sedge Warbler…
Read More22nd-25th May 2019 – Norfolk 3 Day Group Spring Birdwatching Tour
22nd May Day One – Snettisham, Holme and Titchwell We started the day with a high tide at Snettisham where there was a spectacular number of Grey Plover, well over 1000 and mainly in full summer plumage! Also lots of Dunlin, Knot, Oystercatcher, Redshank , Sanderling, Bar-tailed Godwit, with smaller numbers of Ringed Plover and…
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…
Read More22nd March-24th March 2019 Day One of three day tour.
Day One 22nd March – Brilliant Brecks! Today started steadily, we arrived at Santon Downham and there was immediately lots of birds! Siskin, Brambling, Redpolls, Grey Wagtail all appeared very quickly within minutes of arrival. We then headed down the river. The Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers had been showing up till 9am, but we arrived a…
Read MoreMarch 4th 2019 – Norfolk Exclusive guided birding day
A really nice exclusive day based around Stiffkey, Wells-next-the Sea & Holkham NNR area. Shorelarks, raptors, geese, egrets and Spoonbills! I collected Jane & Pauline from Cley and we headed towards Holkham. Stopping off initially at Stiffkey fen area, where a pair of Marsh harriers, plus 2 other individuals delighted as they flew by at…
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