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13-14th June Exclusive Guiding
2 Day Exclusive Guiding Norfolk around the Cley Area – Paul Varney guide for Norfolk Birding. Bearded Tits showing very well right now with youngsters particularly evident. Also late Spring or first returning Green sandpiper!? Marsh harriers feeding young and much in evidence, as are Spoonbills. Reed and Sedge warblers still giving some nice views…
Read More1st- 8th June Uists Birding Tour
Tour leader – Chris Mills Norfolk Birding & Assistant guide – Steve Lewis Participants:- Chris Brock, John Havercroft, Rachel & Nigel Harris, Paul and Wendy Scarborough & Eve Wee Accommodation – This birdwatching tour was based on 5 star self-catering accommodation and 4 star Bed & Breakfast. The accommodation on North Uist is extra special!…
Read MoreMay 24-26th Norfolk group birding 3 day tour
Day One – Snettisham Coastal Park, Thornham Bank, Holme NNR, shore and dunes, Hunstanton Cliffs Day Two – Burnham Overy Staithe, Stiffkey Flood & Cley NWT Day Three – Great Cressingham, Santon Downham, Cockley Cley & Lynford Arboretum Highlights of day one were stunning close views of up to 4 Turtle Doves, a superb singing…
Read MoreMay 19th Norfolk Group Birdwatching Day Tour
A great birding day tour today visiting Cley, Kelling and Salthouse Heaths. The tour started at 2pm and continuing through till 10pm, with a Fish and chip supper in Holt. Guided by Paul Varney on behalf of Norfolk Birding. We saw 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Barn Owl, heard Tawny Owl. Saw Spoonbill, Nightjars, Turtle Dove…
Read MoreMay 11th Norfolk Group Birdwatching Day Tour
Guided by Paul Varney on behalf of Norfolk Birding On this group tour today we visited Snettisham RSPB, Ken Hill NR & Titchwell RSPB. Highlights were undoubtedly nice views and purring Turtle Dove, good views of Cuckoo, Little Stint, Little Gull, Spoonbill a nice array of breeding plumage shorebirds and singing warblers. A total of…
Read MoreNorfolk 5 day Spring Birdwatching Tour
April 22nd- 26th 2024 Over this 5 day tour we visited a whole range of areas and birdwatching locations. Day One – Thornham Bank, Holme NNR, shore and dunes, Hunstanton CliffsDay Two – Sheringham Sea, Cley NWT, Salthouse Marshes, Gramborough HillDay Three – Great Cressingham, Santon Downham, Cockley Cley, Lynford ArboretumDay Four – Swanton Novers…
Read MoreScottish Highlands Birdwatching Tour 6th-13th April 2024
Tour leader – Chris Mills Assistant guide – Richard Thaxton Participants:- Linda Barrett, Laurie & Linda Bryant, Shenagh Gilliard, Sean & Sue Greenway & Helen Prandy. The tour offered a good overview of the specialist Highland species, and this year we had good views of many of the iconic Scottish Highland species, Crested Tit, Osprey,…
Read MoreNorfolk Winter 3 Day Birding Tour
February 2nd – 4th This was a three day/3 night group tour and visited similar areas to the last 3 & 5 day January tours, however there were a few species recorded that were different to the previous trips, a full list of species recorded is below along with the locations we visited. We recorded…
Read MoreNorfolk Winter 5 Day Birding Tour
Day One 22nd January – Cley, Glaven Ford, Stiffkey Flood & Warham Greens A great start birding at Cley with lovely views eventually of the Red-breasted Goose, plus 5000 Pink-footed Geese added to the wonderful sounds and scene. Also Red-throated Diver on the sea, and a good spread of wildfowl, Pintail, Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler and…
Read MoreJanuary 19th – Exclusive Norfolk Birding day for 4 people
A lovely day out in North Norfolk with a group of four for an exclusive day. We started with some nice Fieldfare, Redwing & Mistle Thrush, then 2 Goshawk sightings. Moving up to the coast we had a mixed finch flock of c500 finches, including some nice Brambling, plus a showy Water Rail – sat…
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