Monday, 19 October 2015
Monday, 21 September 2015
Spurn Head. 10th -13th September 2015
My first visit to Spurn Head and all being well not
the last! I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the area even though I missed out on a
Red Breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed shrike and Yellow -browed Warbler though
sightings each day of a Short-eared Owl and on the last day of the trip two S E
Owls for me more than made up for them!
Yorkshire W T Kilnsea Wetlands, Welwick Saltmarsh, Sammy's Point and Spurn Point were the areas explored!
Highlight species seen in no particular order were: Kestrel, Pied and Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Wheatear, Redstart, Swallows, Martins, Redshank, Wigeon, Dunlin, Little Egret, Greylag, B T Godwit, Shelduck, Common Snipe, Med Gull, Willow Warbler, Starling, Common Tern, Greenshank, Golden Plover (some still coming out of summer plumage). Also seen on the trip were: Roe Deer, Hare, Seal, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Moths and a Grasshopper.
We had booked places on the Y W Trusts safari style tour of Spurn in their all-terrain vehicle! It was interesting to hear about the history of Spurn Point and we also had the chance to walk around the point for an hour! Well worth the ride to save your legs on what would have been a very long walk!
The scenery and chats with some very friendly locals and visitors made the trip a very enjoyable one.
Yorkshire W T Kilnsea Wetlands, Welwick Saltmarsh, Sammy's Point and Spurn Point were the areas explored!
Highlight species seen in no particular order were: Kestrel, Pied and Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Wheatear, Redstart, Swallows, Martins, Redshank, Wigeon, Dunlin, Little Egret, Greylag, B T Godwit, Shelduck, Common Snipe, Med Gull, Willow Warbler, Starling, Common Tern, Greenshank, Golden Plover (some still coming out of summer plumage). Also seen on the trip were: Roe Deer, Hare, Seal, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Moths and a Grasshopper.
We had booked places on the Y W Trusts safari style tour of Spurn in their all-terrain vehicle! It was interesting to hear about the history of Spurn Point and we also had the chance to walk around the point for an hour! Well worth the ride to save your legs on what would have been a very long walk!
The scenery and chats with some very friendly locals and visitors made the trip a very enjoyable one.
It was lovely to see the Butterflies and Dragonflies that were seemingly in good numbers especially so the Dragonflies.
A Silver Y Moth that I came across at Welwick Saltmarsh. On Spurn Point they were seen in great numbers, an immigrant species.
This Doe and her Fawn were seen from a window of the B&B we were staying at. A little later appeared a Buck who seemed to be shy as he kept close to the hedgerow, it would have been nice to have had an image of him also.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Kilnsea, Wetlands.
Watching me watching him.
Short-eared Owl, Kilnsea.
Pied Flycatcher, Sammy's Point.
Willow warbler, Sammy's point
Unimog! Safari time!!
I have added a couple of images of the two Lighthouses, the Low Light and the High Light.
The High Light is being restored by Y W Trust and will be used as a visitor Centre, due for completion the latter end of 2015, so not long to go then!
Finally a short video of one of the Short-eared Owls. It was worth the trip just to see these splendid Owls hunting.
Sunday, 23 August 2015
North Norfolk 22nd-24th July 2015
A bit late in posting about this trip but better late never..... at least I can look back on the trip and think of warmer days during the cold, snowy, frosty, foggy Autumn/ Winter days that will soon be upon us the way the days and weeks are flying by!
Sites visited were: RSPB Titchwell, Brancaster, Burnham Overy Staithe , Holkham and Cley.
One of the highlights was a boat trip to see the Seals and Terns ( 4 species seen) at Blakeney Point on what was a fairly sunny and dry day!
RSPB Titchwell
Egyptian Goose (Juvenile)
Common Tern
Somebody cannot read!
Old Lifeboat House, which is now used as a base for the wardens during the summer and also as an information centre.
Ever decreasing circles
Oh! We ain`t got a barrel of money
Maybe we`re ragged and funny
But we`ll travel along
Singing a song
Side by side
A Caterpillar that I have yet to ID. Any help with the ID would be most appreciated.
Sites visited were: RSPB Titchwell, Brancaster, Burnham Overy Staithe , Holkham and Cley.
One of the highlights was a boat trip to see the Seals and Terns ( 4 species seen) at Blakeney Point on what was a fairly sunny and dry day!
RSPB Titchwell
Egyptian Goose (Juvenile)
Common Tern
Wells-Next-The-sea
A Woodpigeon bathing during a very heavy rain shower!
Ahh! That's better!
Cley
Now that's better, warm sunshine!
(I hasten to add this is not the same Woodpigeon as above, there were too many to distinguish between)
Holkham Beach
Spoonbills flying over Holkham Pines on their way to roost. Marsh Harriers were also viewed hunting the meadows and fields.
Goldfinch, Long-tailed Tits, Jackdaws aplenty, Oystercatchers and Rabbits were to be seen in fields close by where we were staying.
Blakeney Point Seal Trip
Somebody cannot read!
What a delightful house boat!
Old Lifeboat House, which is now used as a base for the wardens during the summer and also as an information centre.
Cley Nature Reserve
Ever decreasing circles
Little Gull
Oh! We ain`t got a barrel of money
Maybe we`re ragged and funny
But we`ll travel along
Singing a song
Side by side
A Caterpillar that I have yet to ID. Any help with the ID would be most appreciated.
I will end my post of the wonderful area that is North Norfolk with an image of a Song Thrush which are always a joy to see, taken on our 2nd visit of the trip to RSPB Titchwell before returning home.
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