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Windy North Norfolk
... which wouldn't be called a hill in many places other than Norfolk). We'd dropped Ian's car off at the B&B and had warmed up somewhat from the short drive but the wind seemed less merciful here with even less shelter. It was calm in the lee of the 'hill' and we though that it might be a good place to find small birds as there are a few small bushes and bramble patches to provide cover and food but apart from a couple of Goldfinches there was nothing much.
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Just wind (except for the rain)
... foul. It was hard to know whether it was better to just grab our overnight bags and run for the door to reception or struggle into our waterproofs, then grab our bags and then run for reception. We took the option of putting on the waterproofs first because we thought we might need them again before the night was up.
Having checked in we set off for the Waterside straight away, preferring the chance of a meal on a plate to a take away ...
The start of the start.
... But no what i actually done was eat loads of junk food catch up with friends and go shopping. Shopping was very successful I bought a winter coat Sir David Attenborough himself would endorse for nordic conditions. A knitted jumper your nan would be proud of and running trainers the Bolt would wear. All these items are not what you should or would buy if you are planning to go Australia in 3days time. at the start ...
Oh Jays
... telescope for a bit of sea watching. Somebody had mentioned a Slavonian Grebe but we could only find Great Crested, however we picked up a total of 8 Great Skuas offshore and there were plenty of common waders, ducks and geese to keep us on the alert.
Hunger pangs had taken hold by now as it was well after midday but we stopped off at the new hide on the way back to the car to look for Curlew Sandpipers again (without success), spent about 10 ...
We're off to see the seals
... and cakes because the sun was still shining and the wind was minimal. It was nicer to sit out in the open than under the shelter.
There was not much to see. Lots of Gannets, so auks, a few divers and one distant skua that we couldn’t positively identify and when the others came to find us it didn’t take long to persuade us to pack things up and set off back west towards Hunstanton.
The RSPB reserve at Titchwell is one of the ...
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