Around west Norfolk

23/12/05 Tottenhill G.P, Massingham Heath, Holme NOA leaders: Connor

Myself and my dad travelled around Norfolk in a bid to get my 250th year tick. We soon managed this as the previous days drake Smew obliged at Tottenhill. At Massingham Heath there was no sign of the Rough Legged Buzzard but Common Buzzard, Bullfinch, two Kestrels, two Sparrowhawks, four Grey Partridge and a Jay.

In focus near Titchwell was the next stop. Here I purchased an adaptor for my Nikon Coolpix 4500 and Viking Scope (see gallery for early attemptes.) A seawatch of Holme NOA was relatively quiet to begin with. Two Slavonian Grebes, 15 Common Scoters, 4 Goldeneye, two Eiders, a single Great Crested Grebe and a male Red Breasted Merganser were seen. I then picked up a small auk flying west. It was a Puffin! A good seawatch to end the day.