Garth Peacock
West Norfolk again to start the new year off

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Friday 4th October - North Norfolk

Monday 7th October 2024

Tanzania Day 8 - The Serengeti

Saturday 5th October 2024

Two trips out with little to show.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

Tanzania Day 7 - The Serengeti

Monday 23rd September 2024

Abberton Reservoir - again

Thursday 19th September 2024

Abberton Essex

Wednesday 11th September 2024

A morning at Grafham Water

Thursday 29th August 2024

After holiday blues

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Trying out a new lens

Monday 5th August 2024

Tanzania Day 5 - Ngorogoro Crater

Saturday 27th July 2024

Kevin Robson's Tawny Owl hide

Thursday 25th July 2024

Local stuff

Saturday 20th July 2024

More local stuff

Saturday 29th June 2024

Catching up with a local rarity

Friday 14th June 2024

Tanzania - Day 1 - Arusha

Monday 13th May 2024

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Monday 13th January 2020

Last Friday, 10th, was my first time out with the camera this year and, in fact, my first for three weeks. A busy Christmas abroad to stay with family, and also around new year staying with family, coupled with adverse weather so I was rather keen to take advantage of the sunny day forecast. Except it wasn't until lunchtime - such is life.

The first effort was to a rather remote part of west Norfolk, Walpole St.Peter, where a rare Lesser White-fronted Goose had been reported. Apparently, it was in a large flock of Pink-footed Geese but they were too distant for photgraphy and even birders with scopes had not seen it.

Next, off to Sedgefield, near Heacham, where a strange Yellow Wagtail was seen. It was reported as an Alaskan Yellow Wagtail but how these people see the difference in the winter plumage of these sub-species is beyond me. Anyway, it showed for a short time but the gloomy weather made photgraphy difficult so only a record shot was possible.

After visits to a couple of the harbours along the Norfolk coast, with nothing of note, I called in to the RSPB  reserve at Titchwell where a Woodcock had been showing. I have never photographed a Woodcock. They tend to be night feeders and roost in damp woodland with their plumage giving such excellent camouflage that it is rarely possible to see them.

This one was on show but deep in scrub. The sun was now shining so deep shade made matters worse but a few attempts resulted in one record shot.

Two new species for the day but record shots only so mixed fortunes.