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Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk and Thornham 5th May 2017
We left Halesworth for Thornham around 9am. We dropped in at Cley just after opening time around 10:15am. They said that there had been Spoonbills dropping in already this morning but we did not see any. In fact, there were very few birds at all. We went to the three central hides but they held
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Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and Horsey Mere 4th May 2017
We checked out of our hotel in Halesworth and started out for Potter Heigham where we were spending the night. We stopped off at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen – a site we had never been to before – and in the reception we spoke to a couple of staff members who told us about the Cuckoo,
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Snape Maltings & Norfolk Environs
Not much birding today. Did a walk from Snape Maltings to Iken Church and did see Marsh Harrier – pretty common in this area – but not a lot more. We were intending to go to Walberswick and walk around the estuary and reed beds there but it started to get pretty wet so we
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Minsmere RSPB 2nd May 2017
We started out with the intention of trying to see the reported Savi’s Warbler at RSPB Minsmere which had apparently been reeling from a bush next to the L locator sign in the reed bed outside the Island Mere Hide earlier in the day. We stayed there for about forty-five minutes but apart from good
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Weeting Heath and Lakenheath Fen 1 May 2017
When we left Peterborough, our first call was at Weeting Heath where we had a blank at first but then, suddenly as happens with them, a single Stone Curlew appeared and showed very well pretty much for as long as we had time to stay. A couple of Curlew flew in but I didn’t see
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April 2017 Summary
April 2017 Summary UK Species Year List to April: 129 Total UK Species in April: 92 New “Year Ticks” in April: 25 New “Life Ticks” in April: 0
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Rutland Water 30th April 2017
We started a holiday at Rutland Water where we broke up our journey to Halesworth in Suffolk. This was part of a fortnight taking in Suffolk and Norfolk but having as “bookends” stopovers that allowed us to visit Rutland Water twice – a fortnight apart. “Bookends doesn’t quite cover it as on this first visit

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