Garth Peacock
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Welney WWT Norfolk

Monday 6th October 2025

A week of varying fortunes

Monday 29th September 2025

Norfolk yet again

Thursday 25th September 2025

Lemsford Springs Hertfordshire

Monday 8th September 2025

A Day in West Norfolk

Friday 5th September 2025

Kingfishers and Hares

Thursday 21st August 2025

The last few days of July

Sunday 3rd August 2025

Another visit to Welney

Tuesday 8th July 2025

Another session with Owls

Friday 4th July 2025

Little Owls in North Yorkshire

Saturday 28th June 2025

South Lincolnshire

Tuesday 24th June 2025

RSPB Folwmere again

Thursday 12th June 2025

Local for me

Tuesday 10th June 2025

A day of Terns in Norfolk

Friday 6th June 2025

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Wednesday 18th March 2020

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Now back to business.

Just another couple of trips to test the new camera before the expected close down due to the Coronavirus.

Wednesday 11th March - a trip to Norfolk, firstly to try out the new camera on the Fulmars at Hunstanton Cliffs. They fly very fast and even faster with a strong wind to push them along. After a few dodgy attempts, i finally managed to get decent shots with the 1 DX MK2, and the 500 lens hand held.

and even holding focus on one heading straight for the camera - amazing.

Then over to Wells-next-the-Sea for the juvenile Rough-legged Buzzard - it never came close.

No more photo opportunities after that either.

Final trip was to Welney WT, just over the border in Norfolk. Weather was supposed to be sunny - it wasn't - heavy cloud that did not clear so I was home by lunchtime.

The washes were full so few birds in front of the observatory hides. Only birds of interest were on the feeders - Tree Sparrows - so I indulged myself with them.

Now the real frustration - can I get out again within the next few weeks of close-down?