As we walked, at least four Sedge Warblers sparked up: must be Spring! A pair of Little Ringed Plovers and more Swallows were good to see, as were a couple of Spoonbills. We decided to walk round to East Bank, where distant views of a pair of Spotted Redshank were noteworthy, as were much better ones of a couple of male Bearded Tits.
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Ticks galore at Cley!
As we walked, at least four Sedge Warblers sparked up: must be Spring! A pair of Little Ringed Plovers and more Swallows were good to see, as were a couple of Spoonbills. We decided to walk round to East Bank, where distant views of a pair of Spotted Redshank were noteworthy, as were much better ones of a couple of male Bearded Tits.
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Booted Buzzard!
There was a Booted Eagle reported from Cley yesterday, which turned out to be a pale Buzzard. I would never criticize people for making an honest mistake like this: better to call out and be wrong than be right and keep quiet, IMHO.
Today, while Linda, her Mum Mary, brother Barry and I were enjoying lunch at the Walled Garden, Little Plumstead, there were lots of raptors passing over. One of these needed looking at, before revealing itself to be a Buzzard: just for a second though... (I was shooting with an 18 - 135 TP lens, so apologies for the picture quality.)
Never a chore, unlocking the door!
Monday, 6 April 2026
Kites and Crows!
We're lucky here on the Heath, in that both Buzzards and Red Kites are daily visitors above the garden. It's fascinating that both are routinely 'seen off' by the resident corvids - particularly the Rooks...
Easter Hares at the Church
Sunday, 5 April 2026
Final practice at the Barn?
Saturday, 4 April 2026
Ranworth Ospreys
With poor weather forecast and a busy few weeks ahead, I dashed out to Ranworth at 7.30 to see if I could glimpse the returning pair of Ospreys. After a brief wait one, then the second arrived at the nest: although very distant, still a terrific thing to see in Broadland! Other birds included Marsh Harrier, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.























































