May 9, 2016 archive

Holkham NNR 9th May 2016

Holkham NNR 9th May 2016

Holkham NNR certainly knows how to make money at £2 an hour for parking. We paid £3 for 2 hours and started off on the left path that goes through the woods to the hides. There were various birds about and we felt that there should have been Crossbills but we never did see them and, instead, had to settle for a Jay, some Chiffchaff and a Robin. When we eventually reached the hide (is it really only a quarter of a mile ?) this gave us views over some fields and a lake and with shrubbery in the foreground.

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Holkham Hall 9th May 2016

Holkham Hall 9th May 2016

We started off our attempt to check out Holkham by paying a visit to Holkham Hall but this was basically your average stately home and whilst you would be bound to find some birds there, it was such a big site that we felt our energies would be better used elsewhere. Be that as it may, we had a look at the lake and that got us another holiday and year “tick” in the shape of Egyptian Goose of which there seems to be a healthy population – with lots of Egyptian Goslings in evidence.

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Cley Marshes NWT 9th May 2016

Cley Marshes NWT 9th May 2016

We left Chosely Drying Barns for Cley Marshes nature reserve. I asked about Spoonbills and was given a very cagey reply. As far as I can gather the authorities do not want to encourage anyone looking for them during the breeding season. We did meet a couple who told us they had seen them at Holkham but that was a bit vague. Anyway, we had not really come to Cley to see the Spoonbills specifically so we headed off to the hides to see what was about.

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Chosely Drying Barns 9th May 2016

Chosely Drying Barns 9th May 2016

Dotterel at Chosely Drying Barns

Dotterel at Chosely Drying Barns

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Thornham 9th May 2016

Thornham 9th May 2016

I started the morning with a walk along the edge of the marsh at Thornham. The Reed and Sedge Warblers were all singing and I got good views of Sedge Warbler and Wren. I immediately heard a Cuckoo calling and on the marsh there were Redshank, Shelduck and the usual Corvids and Gulls

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