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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 ...
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 ...
Oh Jays
... of the day even got a couple of decent photos.
The drive back to Hunstanton felt quite long (although we did stop briefly at Cley to see if there was any passage at sea) and it was dark when we got back to the chalet. The bright lights of Kings Lynn weren’t enough to tempt us again so we returned to the Waterside Bar via a couple of other places, where the evening meals weren’t quite as good as those we’d had on Friday night but were still ...
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. ...
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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