Garth Peacock
West Norfolk

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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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Sunday 21st April 2013

Last Friday, I decided it was time to re-acquaint myself with West Norfolk. Surprisingly, I have not visited that area this year. In the past, I have visited at least once a month but not recently, probably because Titchwell RSPB was becoming disappointing for photography.

Anyway, the first call was to Holme Dunes, the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve that is good for migrants at this time of the year. Calling at the office, I was quickly informed that a female Redstart was showing in the bushes at the other side of the car park - a quick look throught the bins and there it was, a female, but I only have very poor images of Redstart so this was very welcome.

She was very flighty if I approached by foot so I backed up the car and sat and waited. After an hour or so, she came within range allowing some decent shots

Finally, she perched on a branch next to the car and sat for a few minutes - just what I was waiting for!!!

With the morning gone, I moved to nearby Thornham for the high tide. A pair of Oystercatchers were settled until one decided to preen and wing-stretch.

A lone Black-tailed Godwit in summer plumage was feeding but nothing else of real interest.

Moving around to other sites in the area, nothing presented itself for an image. Once again, a trip to Titchwell RSPB proved disappointing with only a female Red-crested Pochard and a scruffy Ruff of passing interest

On the way home, I called in at Thornham again and was surprised to see a pair of Brent Geese in the creek and they proved to be very tolerant of me photographing from the car - most unusual.

Overall a good day with more images in the Recent Additions section.