Between 26th April and 10th May we had a birding holiday based on East Anglia and North Norfolk in particular. On the way there and back we also took in Rutland, Suffolk and Lincolnshire. Our itinerary was as follows :
| 26/04/2019 | Rutland Water | Oakham, Rutland |
| 27/04/2019 | Weeting Heath NWT | Mundford, North Norfolk |
| 27/04/2019 | Lakenheath Fen RSPB | Mundford, North Norfolk |
| 27/04/2019 | BTO Nunnery Lakes | Mundford, North Norfolk |
| 28/04/2019 | Weeting Heath NWT | Mundford, North Norfolk |
| 28/04/2019 | Lakenheath Fen RSPB | Mundford, North Norfolk |
| 30/04/2019 | Minsmere RSPB | Halesworth, Suffolk |
| 01/05/2019 | Strumpshaw Fen RSPB | Horning, Norfolk Broads |
| 01/05/2019 | Ranworth Broad | Horning, Norfolk Broads |
| 02/05/2019 | Hickling Broad NWT | Horning, Norfolk Broads |
| 03/05/2019 | Cley NWT | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 04/05/2019 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 04/05/2019 | Chosely Drying Barns | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 05/05/2019 | Burnham Overy Staithe | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 05/05/2019 | Holmes Dunes NWT | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 06/05/2019 | Thornham | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 06/05/2019 | Chosely Drying Barns | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 06/05/2019 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 06/05/2019 | Holmes Dunes NWT | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 06/05/2019 | Sculthorpe Hawk and Owl Trust Reserve | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 08/05/2019 | Chosely Drying Barns | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 09/05/2019 | Holmes Dunes NWT | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 09/05/2019 | Titchwell Marsh RSPB | Thornham, North Norfolk |
| 10/05/2019 | Frampton Marsh RSPB | Lincolnshire |
Best Birds of Holiday
- Black Tern
- Crane
- Cuckoo
- Dotterel
- Great Northern Diver
- Hobby
- Nightingale
- Osprey
- Purple Heron
- Red-crested Pochard
- Savi’s Warbler
- Stone-curlew
- Whimbrel
All Species Seen
- Avocet
- Barnacle Goose
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Bittern
- Black Swan
- Black Tern
- Blackbird
- Blackcap
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Blue Tit
- Brent Goose
- Bullfinch
- Buzzard
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Chaffinch
- Chiffchaff
- Collared Dove
- Common Gull
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Tern
- Coot
- Cormorant
- Crane
- Cuckoo
- Curlew
- Dotterel
- Dunlin
- Dunnock
- Egyptian Goose
- Fulmar
- Gadwall
- Garganey
- Golden Plover
- Goldfinch
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Great Crested Grebe
- Great Northern Diver
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Great White Egret
- Greenfinch
- Grey Heron
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Greylag Goose
- Herring Gull
- Hobby
- House Martin
- House Sparrow
- Jackdaw
- Jay
- Kestrel
- Kingfisher
- Kittiwake
- Knot
- Lapwing
- Linnet
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-tailed Tit
- Magpie
- Mallard
- Marsh Harrier
- Marsh Tit
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Mistle Thrush
- Moorhen
- Mute Swan
- Nightingale
- Nuthatch
- Osprey
- Oystercatcher
- Pheasant
- Pied Wagtail
- Pochard
- Purple Heron
- Red Kite
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-legged Partridge
- Redshank
- Reed Bunting
- Reed Warbler
- Ringed Plover
- Robin
- Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon
- Rook
- Ruff
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Savi’s Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Shelduck
- Shoveler
- Skylark
- Snipe
- Song Thrush
- Spoonbill
- Spotted Redshank
- Starling
- Stock Dove
- Stonechat
- Stone-curlew
- Swallow
- Swift
- Teal
- Tufted Duck
- Turnstone
- Turtle Dove
- Wheatear
- Whimbrel
- Whitethroat
- Wigeon
- Willow Warbler
- Woodpigeon
- Wren