31st March 2009 I braved the dogs to check out Thorpe Marshes again, hoping to see the Little Ringed Plover. Again I was unsuccessful, desp...

30th March 2009 The latest in my Whitlingham extravaganza. Not surprisingly, there was a similar range of species to the 27th, although I d...

27th March 2009 Ignoring the weather forecast I went down to Whitlingham again, determined to find a migrant! Along the Little Broad a Meal...

25th March 2009 Following an interview in the morning, I decided to have a look round Station Marsh , on the offchance that some migrants ac...

24th March 2009 An afternoon walk along the river as far as Sweetbriar. My first Little Egret around Norwich was a nice surprise, seen in ...

19th March 2009 Fancying a walk, and still trying to find my own Garganey (it's fine, I've given up now, I'll wait until August ...

13th March 2009 A trip to Whitlingham to look for spring migrants. No Garganey or Sand Martins, but I did clock up a long overdue Lesser R...

No, I didn't see it. Balls. And whats more annoying is that starling with the strange long claws that I had started painting eyebrows on...

Cathy's birding education continued with a visit to Titchwell . The hides produced the usual stuff, 200+ Avocet , decent numbers of Pin...

Another unemployment-fuelled trip to Strumpshaw , but still no Penduline Tit! No sign from the Fen Hide all day, although I did speak to a b...

The day started well, having got back to North Walsham on the train, dad pointed out an area where he had seen Black Redstart for the past ...

A day out on the train, looking for two birds I missed at their regular locations in January. Firstly I went to Sheringham , where after a q...

A trip to West Newton on the edge of the Sandringham estate with Cathy gave us time to walk around some of the local fields and woods. Sig...

An overcast day, and lots of people about for half-term, but I wanted to get out of the house so I went for a morning walk around Whitlingha...

Dad acted as chauffeur in a multi-site tour of the north west of the county. We set off at 8 for Dersingham Bog in the hope of Great Grey S...