13th May 2025 – Spring Migration
A single day Spring Migration tour. It was mostly bright and sunny, but with a chilly ENE wind which picked up steadily through the morning and into the afternoon. We spent the day in NW Norfolk. Our destination for the morning was Snettisham Coastal Park. Parking by the gates, a Greenfinch was singing on the […]
4th May 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 4
Day 4 of a 4-day Spring Migration tour in Norfolk. Mostly cloudy, some sunny spells, but with a cold and blustery N wind. At least it stayed mostly dry – the only showers we saw were thankfully when we were driving and when we were on our way back at the end of the day. […]
3rd May 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 3
Day 3 of a 4-day Spring Migration tour in Norfolk. A mostly bright day with plenty of sunshine, but with a cold N wind picking up particularly into the afternoon. We spent most of the morning inland, then dropped down to the North Norfolk coast for the rest of the day. Our first destination this […]
2nd May 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 2
Day 2 of a 4-day Spring Migration tour in Norfolk. It was a bit cloudier than yesterday in the morning but brightened up in the afternoon again. It felt cooler and fresher though, in the moderate N/NW wind. On our way up to the coast this morning, we noticed a Grey Partridge in a field […]
1st May 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 1
Day 1 of a 4-day Spring Migration tour in Norfolk. It was a lovely sunny day, the warmest day of the year inland reaching 27C, but with a light E/NE wind keeping the temperatures down a little on the coast. We spent the day around Cley and Salthouse, looking for spring migrants. There had been […]
27th April 2025 – Spring Migration
A single day Spring Migration tour in North Norfolk. After a cloudy start, it brightened up late morning and by the afternoon it was mostly bright and sunny. There was still a slightly chilly ENE/E wind in off the sea, which made it harder to decide how many layers to wear. Our destination for the […]
26th April 2025 – Nightingales & Spring in the Fens
A single day Nightingales & Spring in the Fens tour. It tried to brighten up early on, but then the cloud thickened and it was rather chilly for a time. Late morning, it succeeded and it was much warmer, even if it remained mostly cloudy. We spent the day in the Brecks and the edge […]
20th April 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 3
Day 3 of a 3-day Spring Migration tour. After a cloudy start, it brightened up and by the afternoon it was largely blue skies. There was still a cool ENE wind, but thankfully it had dropped compared to yesterday and was nowhere near as chilly. We started just inland and then dropped down to the […]
19th April 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 2
Day 2 of a 3-day Spring Migration tour. A cloudier morning was followed by a brighter afternoon. The wind had swung round to the NE and picked up, gusting up to 30mph, and it was very cool and blustery on the coast, slightly milder inland. We spent the morning on the North Norfolk coast and […]
18th April 2025 – Spring Migration, Day 1
Day 1 of a 3-day Spring Migration tour. It was a lovely sunny day, albeit with a fresh SE wind which picked up into the afternoon. We spent the day on the North Norfolk coast. On our way up to the coast, we stopped off at Salthouse Heath. There had been some Ring Ouzels here […]
