The weather took a turn for the worse this day and we abandoned all idea of any birding except a quick run out to Chosely Dring Barns where, on Chalkpit Lane, we found two male and three female Dotterel and a single Golden Plover. That was the sum total of birding that day!
High Tide at Parkgate : 2nd February 2014 Whenever we can we try to get to Parkgate for a high tide. This was a Sunday, the highest tide of the period and also a nice day – a guarantee that the place would be heaving with people and indeed it was. Despite getting there two…
Scotland Holiday Day 8: Ythan Estuary at Newburgh 5th June 2016 Again this was a family day but, again, we got some birding in. My family, despite living just a few miles alay from Newburgh, had never been to this part of the estuary and on a blazingly hot day they were captivated by it….
Weeting Heath NWT 8th May, 2012 Most of the 7th and 8th May were spent visiting friends for a 60th birthday party in Bury St Edmunds. We stayed at The Angel which was a fantastic, if a little pricey, hotel and definitely the place to stay if we go there again. While we were in…
The first birding group outing of the Spring Term was to Penningtion Flash on a lovely, sunny morning. In all we got half a dozen new year ticks and also had a chance to visit the new cafe and toilets that have recently opened there. What more could you wish for?
Birding Group Visit to Marbury Park : 10th March 2015 The birding group visit this week was to Marbury Park. It was a pretty quiet affair really. Wes searched the reed bed for Bittern but to no avail. Budworth Mere had the usual Cormorants and Black-headed Gulls on posts and the water held mainly large…
Mallorca Holiday 25th April 2015 : Port de Pollenca, La Gola and the Boquer Valley After yesterday’s exertions we decided to have a quieter day today taking in some of the sites close to our hotel. Yesterday had been scorching hot so we wanted to be nearer to some refreshments if needed. We took in…
