Weeting Heath NWT 8th May, 2012
Most of the 7th and 8th May were spent visiting friends for a 60th birthday party in Bury St Edmunds. We stayed at The Angel which was a fantastic, if a little pricey, hotel and definitely the place to stay if we go there again. While we were in Bury St Edmunds we did go for a longish walk across some fields on the 7th but the monoculture did not lend itself to bird life. In fact I think the only bird we saw was a Buzzard. However we departed on the morning of the 8th for Halesworth, a location we thought would make a good hub for other birding outings. We decided to visit Weeting Heath NWT on the way to Halesworth as it is renowned for its Stone Curlews. The drive there was not without bird spotting opportunities either as we saw a Jay, Starlings, a Grey Wagtail, Red Legged Partridge and Egyptian Goose as well as some commoner birds. However our main aim was to try to see Stone Curlew at Weeting Heath. Continue reading