FEBRUARY 2025

 Having already posted the Norfolk highlights here are a few pics from the preceding weeks of the month.

BLACK REDSTART -SAMPHIRE HOE

SKYLARK - SAMPHIRE HOE

CHIFF CHAFF AT DOVER NEAR SHAKESPEAR BEACH ON 2/2/25 PRESUMABLY A NEW ARRIVAL.

BLACK NECKED GREBE - DUNGENESS

GOLDENEYE -DUNGENESS

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COMMON GULLS PASSING SAMPHIRE HOE

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REED BUNTING - OARE

PINTAIL - OARE

PINTAIL

FEMALE MANDARIN - HYTHE 

SANDERLING - MARGATE HARBOUR

SHORT EARED OWL - YOU KNOW WHERE.

BARN OWL -REST HARROW DUNES

DRAKE GOOSANDER - CONNINGBROOK ASHFORD.

LONG TAILED TIT

BRAMBLING

EARLY MORNING MOVEMENT OF CORMORANTS -SAMPHIRE HOE

BLACK HEADED GULL ES8V PROBABLY RINGED IN HOLLAND.SAMPHIRE HOE

FEMALE BLACKCAP FEEDING IN MY GARDEN.

A WEEK IN NORFOLK - FEB 2025

 First stop was Old Hunstanton where we stayed at Le Strange Arms Hotel, from 

there we visited Snettisham which was very disappointing as the Geese had already left and the tides were wrong for any spectacular wader sightings.A drake Goldeneye was the best bird seen here.

GOLDENEYE

BLACK HEADED GULL

BLACK HEADED GULL JMT6 on the cliffs at Hunstanton.

RED KITE near the hotel

TWO KITES DISPLAYING

RED KITE was the most common bird of prey in the area.

THE DISTINCTIVE RED AND WHITE CLIFFS AT HUNSTANTON.

THE END IS NIGH A HEAVY SQUALL COMING IN.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

LE STRANGE HOTEL -Very comfortable and very reasonable.

Record shot of a distant Shore Lark between Hunstanton and Holme.

After two night we moved a few miles up the coast to Holme next the Sea to a nice AIR B&B called Turtledove at HOLME  BEACH again very comfortable in a pleasant situation.From here we visited Titchwell

BAR TAILED GODWIT AT TITCHWELL BEACH

A WINDSWEPT CURLEW AT TITCHWELL BEACH.

TURBULENT SKIES AT HOLME BEACH

A short way from the B&B wasHolme Bird Observatory and from the seawall embankment at least two BARN OWLS were seen hunting at dusk.

BARN OWL we saw at least 6 during our stay in the county.

TITCHWELL RSPB.

TITCHWELL BEACH

WELLS NEXT THE SEA -SPOT THE ALBATROSS

FOG BOW AT HORSEY BEACH

THE RED FLAGS ARE FOR THE SEAL EXCLUSION ZONE.

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STUBBS MILL AT HICKLING BROAD.

COMMON CRANES NEAR HORSEY WIND PUMP.

GREY SEALS AT HORSEY GAP.

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HORSEY WIND PUMP.

BARN OWL AT SOMERTON near MARTHAM BROAD.

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-BARN OWL.

WROXHAM BRIDGE HOTEL  

A FEW VIEWS OF NORFOLK TAKEN WITH MY PHONE.

HUNSTANTON BEACH

WOODFORDS WHERRY A DECENT PINT.

BLACK BOYS HOTEL AYLSHAM Evidently named after Charles 11 on account of his black hair and swarthy complection.

AYLSHAM CHURCH

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HICKLING BROAD

ACROSS TO STUBBS MILL

SOMERTON MILL

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MARTHAM BROAD.

A mixed bag of weather and birding combined with meeting up with Cathys family ended with a leisurely and thankfully uneventful drive home on Sunday the first day of March.