Watching out for Waders - A short break

12/7/06 Dersingham Bog Leaders; Simeon, Connor, James

It was the evening and what better place to go other than Dersingham Bog to catch up on Nightjars and Woodcocks. We got there too early for the target birds, but never too early for the midges... From the top of the cliff we got a Barn Owl and a Kestrel. We walked on and around the boardwalk and managed to pick up,Great - Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Woodlark, Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit and Jay. After beeing eaten alive by the midges we started hearing the churring Nightjars. Six were counted and in the end two were seen. We also saw three Woodcocks. This was a nice break from watching the coast, apart fom the fact of waking up in the morning to that itchy feeling all over your arms and neck the where the midges had bitten you! Tommorow was our last day, we could only go somewhere local, Snettisham RSPB perhaps...