Norfolk

Had a few days in north Norfolk with Robert, a good friend of mine. The weather was kind - cold but no rain, with plenty of sunshine.

We stopped off at Frampton Marshes on the way down and spent a great afternoon in the sun. We didn't see anything particularly special but the reserve is very well laid out and it was very pleasant to walk round it. A few Little Egrets and a probable Merlin were the highlights. Several Tree Sparrows were on the feeders by the visitor centre:

Tuesday we walked around the NWT reserve at Cley and were told that 2 Shore Larks were on the East Bank somewhere. After an hours search we eventually spotted them high on the bank giving good views - our first Shore Larks so well worth the time:

There were more Little Egrets at Cley too:

A wander to Wells Wood in the afternoon gave up Goldcrest, GSW and a Muntjac deer:

The following day dawned clear and bright and the Brent Geese were leaving for their feeding grounds. The sky was just full of geese.

Titchwell RSPB reserve next and the highlights were a Black Headed Gull that came really close...

Black Tailed Godwit feeding in a shallow pool...

plus great views of Redshanks...

A trip to Burnham Overy and Grey Plover was next on the agenda -

The following day was Holme-Next-The-Sea and a flock of about 40 Snow Buntings on the beach -

A most enjoyable few days and 64 different species - not bad for us in November. We found most people to be friendly and pleasant, apart from one ignorant sod of a birder who refused to reply after I asked him if he had a bird that we had been watching through our bins in his scope. He probably did as he'd set up just as I asked him, but by the time I got my scope on the bird it had just flown. People eh?!? Could have been a LEO but couldn't confirm id.