We are spending this week in Norfolk celebrating a friend’s 70th birthday. As he and his wife fostered our interest in bird watching on a holiday here a decade ago it seems appropriate that we have spent some time this week bird watching.
En route on Saturday we stopped off at RSPB Titchwell Marsh near King’s Lynn. We didn’t have much time to spend here but seeing a few waders, various geese and the big wide skies certainly got us in the mood.
On Sunday we spent the morning at Cley-Next-The-Sea. The first hide was very busy, mainly with birders with big telescopes wanting to get sight of a long-billed dowitcher which has been resident here for a while. It’s not quite my thing trying to get distant shots of rarities and so I was quite happy to get photos of birds a little more accessible to me.
As we were leaving the reserve we had wonderful views of a kestrel.
On Monday morning we had a walk around Blakeney, where we are staying.
I loved seeing the flocks of geese flying over.
The sounds of redshank and curlew flying over the reeds were pretty special too. We also had fleeting glimpses of bearded tit.
Towards the end of our walk we had another close encounter with a kestrel.
On Tuesday we had a walk through the woods and along the beach at Holkham. Little grebes on a pool and red kites overhead were the main attraction.
On Wednesday we had a break from birding and took a steam train from Holt to Sheringham
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