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Windy North Norfolk
... rather than risk taking our *********** for the five second lunge for the front seats! it was that bad.
The amount of rain and hail dinished fairly soon but continued for a while as we drove back west, with the intention of seeing the raptor roost at Warham. Ian got an update to say that a Rough-legged Buzzard had been seen between Langham and Morston so we had a short detour inland to see if we could pick it up (we couldn't) but with the rain persisting we decided ...
Just wind (except for the rain)
... was probably the only alternative after 9 o’clock in Hunstanton at the end of October. The walk from The Golden Lion is perhaps 200-250 yards but it was downright unpleasant. The wind was coming straight off the sea and into our faces, driving lots of cold rain with it. Our jackets were adequate to keep the worst of it off our top halves but neither of us like waterproof trousers and our legs were getting wet and cold. We didn’t ...
Oh Jays
... hadn't been updated since yesterday and we thought we'd have a look at the new trail on the east side of the reserve, in part because there had been 10 Spoonbills at Titchwell for some time and this seemed to be the area where they were most often seen. I'd assumed after my sighting earlier this morning that there would now be a maximum of nine, though. Birdforum included a mention of an unidentified reed warbler not far from the visitor centre that had ...
We're off to see the seals
... their homes here and as we rounded the corner it was clear that both species were present in good numbers, both in the water and on the beach. The boat has a shallow draft and was therefore able to get close to the seals so that it was easy to hear their mournful calls.
After spending some time with the seals we headed back into Blakeney Harbour and were able to land for 30 minutes on the point (not all trips are able to do this) near to the old life boat station that ...
Bloomin' Egyptian Geese
... in the UK in terms of diversity, numbers and rarities. At this time of year almost anything can turn up although most vagrants are found during and after periods of strong winds from the east or north and recent weather systems have been mainly westerly. Nevertheless there was at least one Yellow-browed Warbler and a Pectoral Sandpiper on the coast - not major rarities but I only needed two species for my 200 for the year.
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