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Windy North Norfolk
... Stiffkey car park a try because there's a view over the marshes so we thought we might pick up a harrier or two from the comfort of the car. There were plenty of egrets and a few common waders but not much else.
To our surprise the rain finally abated and we quickly relocated to Warham where there is a good spot for seeing raptors coming in to roost on the marshes towards the end of the day at the end of a rough and muddy track. We quickly found a Barn Owl ...
Just wind (except for the rain)
... still take orders up until 9 p.m., which they confirmed, so we resisted the temptation to stop somewhere en route.
It was almost exactly 8:30 when we arrived at Hunstanton’s Golden Lion Hotel (apparently the town’s oldest building) and although the weather in the Midlands had been OK (for late October) when we had set off and it had been reasonable for most of the drive, 100 yards from the cliff tops and overlooking The Wash ...
Bloomin' Egyptian Geese
... s not much parking in the village but as this is a frequently seen vagrant there were not so many people interested in it, so we found a space and walked down towards the coast. There was nothing obvious in view and we walked around three sides of the pool that it had been frequenting until we bumped into some other birders who told us that it had been seen flying off about 90 minutes earlier. We continued to the beach and up the high ...
Last week in Bucknall, Woodhall Spa
... town about 30 minutes away by car. Despite the cold and odd drizzle we had a good look around and lovely soup for lunch in a nice cafe near the square. Leaving soon after 2 we headed toward Skegness but the rain set in and became heavier and persistent. Although we reached Skegness we just kept going and headed home. No photos today! Tomorrow we hope for better weather. Well it was a better day today but little sun, no rain where we were but cold ...
Learning about Autism
We are in the last home in the Skegness area. Elizabeth and Mark are our hosts. It's their second marriage and due to early menopause, they adopted. Their son Wayne was 2 and they found out he had a brother also up for adoption. They ended up with both boys and both boys turned out to have autism. Wayne, the older, was not here when we arrived, they had finally gotten him into a "college" to help him become independent, he's 17. When we arrived, ...