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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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Sunday 2nd December 2012

Last Friday, I decided to visit Fowlmere RSPB for another crack at the hovering Kingfisher. Bitterly cold and frosty but bright and sunny.

The hide was packed with photographers - well 5 or 6 anyway - it seemd packed and the mere was frozen so not much chance of the Kingfisher but a Heron choose a convenient perch to watch the fish, safe under the ice.

A Moorhen tried some ice skating providing a few humorous moments.

A pair of Bearded Tits made a rather distant appearance - not really worth the bother of photographing although they are a rarity for the site, so home for lunch. On the way, just outside the village, a covey of Grey Partridges showed quite well and allowed a few shots before scampering away across the field.

After lunch, I decided to try for the Waxwings again at the nearby village of Oakington - clouds on the horizon so not much time.

A flock of about 30 were feeding on and off on the same bush.

At this time, the light started to deteriorate so time to go home for a coffee and some image editing.

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