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Norfolk Birding 3 day September tour
22nd September Day One – Holme Dunes, North Point Wells & Stiffkey Fen We kicked off the tour at Holme dunes NNR, as we headed up through the dunes, there was a light passage of Meadow Pipits and Swallows passing by. Also several Stonechats including a family party, plus Reed Bunting and a nice flock…
Read MoreNorfolk 5 day Winter Birding Tour 16-20th January
Day One – 16th January – The Broads We kicked the tour off in tricky weather conditions, cold grey skies with intermittent showers, wintry by the days end. However, the birding was good and we didn’t let it dampen our spirits. We kicked off near Horning with a nice group of “wild” Swans, 20 Whoopers…
Read MoreOctober 21st-23rd 3 day Ladies Tour
A 3 day Exclusive Ladies Group Tour Day One October 21st – Cley & Salthouse areas We started the tour on the East Bank at Cley, where the Long-billed Dowitcher was still present, showing very well, we had a great scope views! There’s some nice video of the Dowitcher here with a whole load of…
Read MoreOctober 14th-18th 2022 Norfolk Birding Autumn Birding Tour
A 5 day Group Tour – Guide for Norfolk Birding Chris Mills Participants for the 5 days – Richard & Lesley Powell, Adrian Bradley, Adrian Roach, Bob Turner & Peter Follett. Thanks to Adrian Bradley and Adrian Roach for providing images. Day One 14th October – Snettisham, Holme Dunes NNR & Choseley We started the…
Read MoreSeptember 28th – Norfolk High Tide Group Day Tour
A wonderful high tide tour with fantastic light, gave us a round 40-50,000 Red Knot, 3-4000 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2000 Oystercatcher both seen in their masses, then flying overhead! Plus a plethora of commoner waders, including Redshank, Curlew, Dunlin, Sanderling, Grey Plover, Turnstone & Black-tailed Godwit. A Juv Peregrine added to the drama when it chased…
Read MoreSeptember 27th – Exclusive Birding Day in South Norfolk
Today we guided an American lady visiting the UK, she was also joining the High Tide tour tomorrow, so she asked we concentrated on woodland and passerine species today. Whilst we headed for the reliable and interesting farmland and woodland habitat of The Brecklands, we did stop off of the impressive post breeding gathering of…
Read MoreSeptember 21st-23rd 2022 Autumn Norfolk 3 day birding group tour
Tour with an emphasis on waders & shorebirds – thanks to Peter Hassett who joined the tour and took some great images! His website can be found at www.rightclick.photography Day One – 21st September 2022 I collected the group and we immediately headed towards Salthouse area, where the pools along the Iron road had been…
Read MoreNorfolk Birds & Wildlife 4 Day Tour 3rd- 6th July
Day One 3rd July – Swanton Novers, Foxley Wood, High Kelling We started the day with a visit to the nearby Swanton Novers watchpoint where we had amazing views of Honey Buzzards, a displaying ♂ Honey Buzzard, followed by a second ♂ Honey Buzzard. Whilst enjoying the Honey Buzzard there was also Yellowhammer, Linnet, Chiff-chaff,…
Read MoreJune 30th Exclusive day
A lovely day out in North Norfolk with a couple for an exclusive days guided birding in North Norfolk. North Point, Wells offered up Green sandpiper, 4 Ruff, lots of avocet, Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, several superb Marsh Harriers, including 2 fresh juvs, lovely views of fledged Whitethroats, Sedge warblers and a flyover Spoonbill. Stiffkey…
Read MoreJune 16-18th Norfolk Three day tour
This was a three day tour in Norfolk in mid-June for a U3A group. It proved very successful with some nice surprises and we also managed to see most of the tricky breeding species as well. Day One – started with a lovely surprise in the from of the breeding Bee-eaters near Trimingham, we had…
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