Garth Peacock
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RSPB Folwmere again

Thursday 12th June 2025

Local for me

Tuesday 10th June 2025

A day of Terns in Norfolk

Friday 6th June 2025

Ouse Fen RSPB Cambs

Friday 9th May 2025

Two unplanned visits

Saturday 3rd May 2025

Grafham Water Cambs

Monday 14th April 2025

An unscheduled visit

Friday 11th April 2025

North Norfolk again and again

Thursday 10th April 2025

Another trip to Norfolk

Thursday 3rd April 2025

Barnwell CP Northamptonshire

Sunday 30th March 2025

North Norfolk again

Tuesday 25th March 2025

Some oldies re-edited

Monday 10th February 2025

Probably my last blog for few weeks.

Friday 17th January 2025

Tanzania Day 14 &15

Thursday 19th December 2024

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Wednesday 18th March 2020

NOTICE. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS WEBSITE IS BEING ATTACKED BY SOME IDIOT FLOGGING FAKE WATCHES AND HANDBAGS ETC. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME - IT IS A TOTAL SCAM SO PLEASE IGNORE ANY ADVERTS THAT ARE NOT BIRDS OR PHOTOGRAPHY. I REMOVE THEM AS SOON AS I FIND THEM.

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?