On the 18th we had another lazy day in the sun. We drove around the immediate area a bit and up to Chosely but didn’t see a lot except an entirely accidental Yellowhammer who we flushed from the roas as we were driving along. We ate at home that evening and then walked through the…
On the 17th we took the time to drive out to Sculthorpe Hawk and Owl Trust Reserve which is well known for its Marsh Tit population so we hoped to add this species to our year list. As it turned out it was a bit quiet there. We did the full circuit of the reserve…
When we were getting ready for our day’s birding, I went out to the car and the first thing I saw was a Marsh Harrier over the field immediately opposite our cottage flying about twelve feet off the ground. What a start to the day. It eventually flew off and the airspace was left to…
On the 14th we mainly got settled in at the cottage and got supplies in from the shops in Hunstanton. We did stop off for a bit at the cliffs for the usual Fulmar but also got year tick Linnets there and also a couple of Whitethroats singing in the hedgerows on the edge of…
On our drive from Weyford Bridge to Thornham, where we had booked a cottage for the week, we dropped in at the Cley Reserve where we got our first Spoonbill of the year. There were plenty of Avocet. We got a distant Sparrowhawk and several closer Marsh Harriers but it was notable for its lack…
We tried our boat trip again on the 12th May and it was totally different weather to the previous afternoon when it had rained heavily. On this day it was wide blue skies and sunshine so we were happt to do out boat trip. Unfortunatelty the boat did not stop at the tower which affords…
We had booked a boat trip on Hickling Broad but when we turned up there it was pretty wet and we asked if we could change to the next day. This suited them as they were trying to run at half capacity because the water was so low on the Broad; something I hadn’t thought…
On the 10th we moved from out hotel in Mundford and on to The Weyford Bridge Hotel at Wayford Bridge in the Broads. As we finished our breakfast the chef started speaking to us and it turned out that he was a keen raptor man with his own business, Norfolk Hawk Walks. He was very…
If Santon Downham and the other sites around Thetford were a little disappointing the previous day, our visit to BTO Nunnery Lakes made up for it this day. We parked at the side of the river, crossed the bridge and and walked along the side of the Little Ouse River until we reached the next…
We were staying at the Crown Hotel in Mundford again for three nights so, after breakfast, we headed off to Santon Downham. We parked at the Forestry Commission office forst but they were closed as it was a Sunday so we wandered around a bit taking a few wrong turns before we settled on a…
