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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)
... 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
I'd been reading on Birdforum.net that the east coast of England had been witness to an invasion of Jays assumed to be from continental Europe that exceeded anything seen since the early 1980s, with counts of hundreds per day being recorded from numerous sites in the south-east. Hunstanton was one of the places that had had large numbers over the preceding few days. We'd seen little evidence of it, though with only a handful of Jays noted from the car and never ...
We're off to see the seals
... to eat in The Crown which has views across the North Sea. Sheringham is well known to birders as being a good spot from which to do a bit of sea-watching and it has a rather well-placed shelter overlooking the sea where one can sit and use a telescope in relative comfort, so Julie and I went to get our telescopes out whilst the rest went shopping.
There are two cafes by the shelter and both were open with one having put tables out at the edge of the sea wall so we ...
Bloomin' Egyptian Geese
... Warbler which is a tiny gem of a bird and we thought we heard one calling shortly after arriving (it is possible that there is more than one in the vicinity). After walking a short distance we came across a large flock of tits, mainly Long-tailed but with a few Goldcrests mixed in. This looked promising and we heard the call yet again, but much closer this time and then a tiny bird flew over us and landed on a nearby leafless twig. We ...
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