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Just wind (except for the rain)
Not many updates recently because we haven't been out and about much in the UK but I can do a couple of quickies just to bring things up to date.
We had enjoyed our early Norfolk trip quite a lot so decided that it would be nice to return to Hunstanton. I was having some repairs done to my central heating system on the morning of Sunday 28 …
Windy North Norfolk
... 50 mph speed limit I was on the A14 heading east and passing Kettering an hour later. I stopped at Tesco in Huntingdon for some breakfast - too early for the cafe so I bought myself a wrap - and then I was off on the A141 and arrived in Hunstanton just after it had got properly light, to top up with diesel at my second Tesco of the day. Whilst I was filling up a Waxwing flew over.
I called Ian and we agreed to meet up at Holkham Gap. He was staying in a B&B in ...
Oh Jays
... of the day even got a couple of decent photos.
The drive back to Hunstanton felt quite long (although we did stop briefly at Cley to see if there was any passage at sea) and it was dark when we got back to the chalet. The bright lights of Kings Lynn weren’t enough to tempt us again so we returned to the Waterside Bar via a couple of other places, where the evening meals weren’t quite as good as those we’d had on Friday night but were still ...
We're off to see the seals
... including a major upgrade to one of the hides. It should be of interest to all visitors who enjoy the outdoors and the main path through the reserve leads to an extensive and remote-feeling beach.
Looking at the sightings board in the visitor centre we noted that there had been several bird species seen that we hadn’t seen this year, mainly waders. We set off down the main path and hoped to find some them. There were clearly plenty of birds on the reserve. ...
Bloomin' Egyptian Geese
... need binoculars to be certain that this was a Yellow-browed Warbler. It stayed for about 3 seconds and was then off through the trees as the flock decided to move on en masse.
Yellow-browed Warbler ... http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdgui de/name/y/yellowbrowedwarbler/index.asp x
Another hour was spent trying to relocate it without success but there were plenty of common species about to keep us entertained. Then ...
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