Posts Tagged ‘Norfolk birdwatching’
8th-10th November – Three Day group tour
Day One – 8th November A tricky day dodging showers and dealing with a gusty NE wind! However, we still had a great day! We started at Burnham Overy and were soon watching several nice skeins of Dark-bellied Brents, plus skeins of Pink-footed Geese. Out over the marsh we were soon also enjoying regular Marsh…
Read More30th October 2019 Day two of 3 day tour
We started today with another sensational high tide! The pictures paint a thousands words, We also had Peregrine, Merlin, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and Marsh Harriers in and around the 50,000 Knot & other shorebirds. Also some nice groups of c800 Golden Plover and c30 Pintail, plus a great Pink-foot roost exit. On the way to Holme…
Read More29th October 2019 – Day One of 3 Day tour
With a steady NE wind we started the day at Cley with a seawatch. There was plenty to keep us occupied, with a steady procession of Dark-bellied Brents arriving from the East, plus several groups of Eider, numerous groups of Common Scoter, plus Shelduck, several Red-throated Divers including close inshore on the sea, numerous Guillemots…
Read More22nd October 2019 – Exclusive days Guiding
With the wind from the SW, we started the day with a couple of hours visible migration at Hunstanton, which proved a good decision. Highlights and the best numbers as follows:- Single Hawfinch, 2589 Chaffinch, 19 Brambling, 55 Greenfinch, 66 Siskin, single Redpoll, Tree Sparrow, 10 Rock Pipit & 36 Lapwing plus a Great Spotted…
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…
Read MoreSaturday 12th & Sunday 13th January 2019
Norfolk 2 day Winter birdwatching tour Nice start to the day at Hunstanton with a drake Common Eider, a Peregrine, Shag, 100+ Dark-bellied Brents plus 25+ Fulmar. We then headed to Thornham, stopping off for a nice flock of c200 Linnets in the nearby fields. Down at the harbour we were soon watching 12 Twite coming into drink, there was also 5 Rock Pipits here and great views of 4…
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