Garth Peacock
A trip to the Brecks

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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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Tuesday 15th March 2022

The main aim of the trip was to photograph Woodlarks at Santon Downham. Not for the first time but I never managed to get really close to them - the same this time but at least I managed some shots.

We also thought about following the River Little Ouse to see if Otters and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker were viewable but after several other birders reporting that the riverside walk was treacherously slippy, we decided against it and moved on to nearby Lynford Arboretum instead.

The usual Firecrests were not playing ball this time so we went to the bridge where some thoughtful people had placed food on the top. Placing a more attractive perch, we soon had visits from Nuthatch

and Marsh Tit

among other species that I did not bother with as I already have loads of photos of them.

After an hour or so, we moved away, sighting a Long-tailed Tit  aerobatically collecting nesting material and this provided me with my shot of the day.

After that, time to go home - it could only go downhill from there!!!