Garth Peacock
Fowlmere RSPB Cambridgeshire

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West Norfolk 30th April

Wednesday 6th May 2026

Water Voles at Fowlmere RSPB

Monday 4th May 2026

What's showing at Fowlmere RSPB

Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Thetford Forest

Friday 17th April 2026

A Grafham Wagtail-fest.

Thursday 9th April 2026

A couple of hours or so locally

Sunday 5th April 2026

A trip around my home county

Friday 3rd April 2026

The Norfolk coast.

Tuesday 31st March 2026

Grafham Water and Willow Tree Fen

Wednesday 25th March 2026

Welney WWT and area

Tuesday 17th March 2026

A lucky visit to Fen Drayton Lakes

Thursday 19th February 2026

A rainy day in West Norfolk

Sunday 15th February 2026

Abberton Reservoir Essex

Friday 23rd January 2026

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Tuesday 13th November 2012

Another visit to Fowlmere RSPB, albeit brief due to the weather.

A kingfisher was showing in front of the Reedbed Hide and frequently hovering. It showed within 10 minutes of my arrival and sat on a rather distant post and immediately showed it's disdain for my photographic skills!!!

It then redeemed itself by perching on a nearer branch in a reed bed.

It hovered on a couple of occasions but, by then, the light was beginning to go and there was insufficient contrast for the camera to focus. Better luck next time.

A Grey Heron made an appearance and I couldn't resist one more shot before being defeated by the light - and at only 3.15 pm. Roll on those cold sunny winter days.