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Windy North Norfolk
... moved through the trees. Our targets was Shore Larks, a high altitude species that over-winters mainly on coasts. Holkham is a traditional wintering area for them. There is a long, narrow strip of pine trees that stretches from Wells to Holkham and beyond and we walked through these to get to the dunes and beach. Here we found the wind - or it found us.
It wasn't gale force, by any means but with the low temperature it felt very chilly indeed. The salt-loving ...
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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
... for a week or so without anybody getting enough of a view to secure an identification. It had been spending a lot of time in trees rather than in the reeds, which is typical of Blyth's Reed Warbler, a rare vagrant from the Indian sub-continent. We had a look but there was very little bird activity around the willows in which it had been seen.
Along the trail we found two tiny Common Toads (toadlets? toadlings?) and the warmth of the sun which was making ...
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. ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
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