Cley – 7th August 2013 a summer walk around NWT Cley Marshes, taking in the sights and sounds of a soporific August day. More articles in this series can be…
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Cley – 15th May 2013
Cley – 15th May 2013 – Spring is often interrupted by a brief return to colder, inhospitable weather on the North Norfolk coast. Wildlife seems to take this anomaly in…
Cley – 27th March 2013
Another walk around the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve at Cley – 27th March 2013. It is an ever changing scene on this stretch of coast at this time of year,…
Identification Guide: Winter Waders Part 3
Welcome to my Identification Guide: Winter Waders Part 3, the concluding article in the current series which deals with the larger waders that are relatively easy to see in the…
Identification Guide: Winter Waders – Part 2
Welcome to my Identification Guide: Winter Waders – Part 2. Continuing with the theme of winter waders, we’ll now look at some medium sized birds that you may encounter during…
Hobbies
We crested the ridge overlooking the reedbed, finding before us an open area beloved by basking adders in spring, now being heated by an autumnal sun shining from a sky…
Global Birdwatch Weekend
I haven’t blogged for a while, and it’s been even longer since I’ve spent a whole day birding, a situation that needs remedying on both counts. I should explain that…
Making a Splash
It may only be February, but in the bird world the urge to set up territory and foster a new generation is already strong. I’ve spent time at RSPB Strumpshaw…
Southern Pantanal 2
Southern Pantanal 2 – The Mad Mad Moonlight News came half way through our evening safari of a Jaguar kill. We drove directly to the site where biologists from the…
My 16 Year Old Self
A couple of spare hours between meetings led me, (not for the first time) to Jarrold’s department store here in Norwich, more specifically their basement book store. I love books,…