The Rose and Crown
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Windy North Norfolk
... are abundant here and where the larks are most likely to be found where between six and eight inches tall which meant that a scan of the area revealed no birds at all and there wasn't much in evidence, so we set off to walk around. The ground was very wet and there are a number of small creeks that needed to be negotiated with care if we were to avoid getting muddy and wet. As we walked we flushed a number of Rock and Meadow Pipits, a few Linnets and many Sky Larks but ...
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
... to put a waterproof jacket on look a bit stupid had brought out numerous dragonflies and several butterflies too. At the end of the trail is a screen with slots for watching the birds through. There were plenty and the Spoonbills, being large birds related to storks, were very easy to spot, with four in reasonably close proximity to the screen. Amongst the numerous waders were a couple of tiny Little Stints.
We were down to t-shirts because ...
We're off to see the seals
... flint churches, windmills, well kept villages, farmland and coastal scenery on the way. At least there’s plenty to see if you don’t have to concentrate on the bumper of the vehicle in front doing 38 mph in a 60 zone for no better reason than the fact that they probably shouldn’t be driving there.
The sun was shining and the wind was quite light when we arrived at the National Trust car park at Morston Quay and Julie bought tickets whilst the rest ...
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 ...
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