17TH - 20TH JUNE 2009

Our NORFOLK 17TH – 20TH JUNE 2009 got off to a flying start as DAY ONE provided a fifteen minute long view of a stunning pair of Golden Orioles near the nest, as well as a Eurasian Hobby, Stone Curlew, Firecrest, Tree Pipit, Common Cuckoo and Grey Wagtail. DAY TWO produced superb views of Honey Buzzards, four Eurasian Spoonbill, breeding plumaged Little Stint, three adult Mediterranean Gulls, two Little Ringed Plover and Little Tern, while the evening excursion produced four European Nightjar, seven Eurasian Woodcock and a Barn Owl. DAY THREE saw the tour finish on a high with close and prolonged views of a male Montagu’s Harrier, as well as Wood Lark, Bearded Tit, Corn Bunting, Little Owl and breeding plumaged Spotted Redshank, Red Knot and Bar and Black-tailed Godwit in an excellent total of 120 species.