Owl Tours - 2018
January and February are great months to look for owls. Species such as Short-eared Owls and
Barn Owls are often active during daylight hours and Tawny Owls are at their
most vocal. The provisional dates for our Owl Tours for 2018 are as follows:
- January 7th
- January 20th
- January 27th
- February 4th
An Owl Tour can also form part of a longer three day Winter Birdwatching break, including a combination of
additional day trips in North Norfolk for wildfowl and waders and to the Broads for Cranes, Geese and Raptors,
spread across Friday to Sunday. For more details, please see the
Winter Tours
page. Our featured three day tour for 2018 is as follows:
- Winter & Owls Tour - January 12th-14th
More dates may be added, subject to demand, so if you are interested in an Owl Tour but cannot make these
days please contact us.
Tour Details & Prices
A number of Short-eared Owls generally arrive from the continent in October
and November. They often take up residence and may remain in Norfolk for the whole winter. The best locations for
seeing Short-eared Owls vary depending on the availability of prey, so we normally have the
best chance of seeing them on the longer tours.
We will also look for our three commoner resident owl species on these tours – Barn Owls,
Little Owls and Tawny Owls. With food increasingly scarce in the latter part
of the winter, Barn Owls are most likely now to be active during daylight hours. The local
Barn Owl population suffered significantly over the winters of 2011/12 and 2012/13 but numbers
have now rebounded again and they can be seen widely now. Little Owls are rather scarce, but
we have several regular sites for this species where we can see them perched out in the mornings.
Tawny Owls are at their most vocal and we have a reliable site for where we can see them
emerging from their roost at dusk. There will also be the chance to see many other species, other than owls,
during the day.
The price of the Owl Tour, as a standalone day tour, will be £50 per person. The tour
will operate as a standard day, looking for Little Owls in the morning, Short-eared and Barn Owls in the
afternoon and Tawny Owls at dusk, with the opportunity for some more general birding during the middle of the day.
If you are interested in joining us on an Owl Tour or you have any questions, please contact us.