Norfolk Houseparty Images Part 1
Norfolk Houseparty Images from our brilliant birding week - Part 1
Here are just some of the photos we have taken during our brilliant week of birding in North Norfolk:
Burnham Overy Staithe, our base for the week, in the early morning sunshine
Avocet at close quarters
Brilliant birding started right on our balcony
Rainbow leading straight to the marshes : a sign for birding gold?
Brent Geese at dawn
Bar-tailed Godwit
Barry and Wendy enjoying some early morning birding
Barry scoping Spoonbill from the balcony!
Becky and Anthony enjoying the birding view from the lounge
Hedgerows were brimming with hips, haws and berries
Black-headed Gull coming in close to investigate our picnic
Wonderful to go walking and birding along the seawall straight from our house
Burnham Overy Staithe, our perfect birding location for the week
Happy Cranewatchers, after seeing 2 Common Cranes coming in to roost, we also enjoyed views of Barn Owl, Tawny Owl and Short-eared Owl, as well as more Cranes from this spot!
Sunset, the end of another great birding day
Just a few of our highlights during the week:
Red-necked Grebe, Spoonbill, Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose (10s of 1000s!), Brent Goose, Egyptian Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Red-crested Pochard, Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Velvet Scoter, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine, Water Rail, Common Crane, Avocet, Golden Plover (1000s!), Knot (10s of 1000s!), Sanderling, Little Stint, Pectoral Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Ruff, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Pomerine Skua, Arctic Skua, Great Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Little Gull, Sandwich Tern, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Woodlark, Red-rumped Swallow, Whinchat, Stonechat, Ring Ouzel, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, Bearded Tit, Jay (100s!), Brambling, Lapland Bunting, Corn Bunting... and not forgetting Egyptian Vulture and Sacred Ibis!
More photos to come soon, so do check back! We're planning on running more Norfolk Houseparties next year in January and October, so if you'd like to enjoy a week of fantastic birding in wonderful locations, do contact us for details on
info@thebiggesttwitch.com. We look forward to hearing from you!