Snettisham walk

Sunday 29 January 2012

The second One Stop Nature Shop guided walks at Snettisham, saw Steve Rooke (from Sunbird tours) on a beautiful morning leading the walk round RSPB Snettisham. Steve, an ex warden of the reserve, reports that there were thousands of waders out on the Wash, including Bar-tailed Godwit, seen below, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, and Redshank to name just a few.

Also on the walk they had a very close view of Short-eared Owl, saw three Scaup, watched a Peregrine attacking some waders, and saw a group of forty Snow Buntings

Steve will be leading more guided walks for the One Stop Nature Shop  (just £5 per person) and for further details please contact the shop on 01485 211223

Arctic Redpoll at Kelling

17 January 2012

A Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Kelling today.

and two Rough-legged Buzzards near Holkham

Snettisham

15 January 2012

We had an early morning visit to RSPB Snettisham today, in preparation for the Guided Bird Walk that we are running on the 29th January - phone shop for full details - but it's just £5 per person and will be led by Steve Rooke (former warden of the site, now MD of Sunbird Tours). It was calm, dry and full of birds.

Out on the estuary were thousands of waders and wildfowl with many hundreds of wildfowl in on the pits. There were huge flocks of Bar-tailed Godwits, Oystercatchers, Knot, Golden Plover, Dunlin and closer to shore Sanderling, Ringed Plover, Redshank and Turnstones. Overhead flocks of Wigeon and scatterings of Pink-footed Geese.

 Close to the shore line feeding among the washed up seaweed were Skylarks, a few Rock Pipits, a rather misplaced Pheasant and some 58 Snow Buntings.

A lovely morning and nice appetiser for two weeks time (sunday 29 January) . Still a few places left.

Weekend birds

8 January 2012
The weekend has provided some fine weather for bird watchers on the coast. While the wind has gusted up to 30mph on occasions it has remained dry and largley sunny. Two Rough-legged Buzzrads have been showing well at Holkham Freshmarsh and the Arctic Redpoll has been feeding regularly outside the RSPB centre at Titchwell.

Along at NWT Cley reserve the long staying Western Sandpiper continues to be seen by many and Waxwings are now being seen at sevearl sites in Norfolk, with some twenty six birds at Costessey, near Norwich.

In the shop Night Vision has been the hot favourite with much interest in the Bushnell Night Watch

4 x 50 monocular. This compact and lightweight night vision scope has a built in Infrared illuminator for viewing in complete darkness. With Muntjac Deer, and other animals becoming more used to wandering round our gardens at night, these Night Vision Monoculars have become more popular, especially now they are priced under £300

Great Grey Shrike continues to entertain

4 January 2012

The Great Grey Shrike which has been present for several weeks now, is still showing today near Morrisons at Fakenham. There is still much debate as to which race it belongs to with many feeling it may be the Russiuan/Siberean race of homeyeri.

2012 is here

3 January 2012

 This is just the first of a regular blog to let you know what is happening in and around The One Stop Nature Shop at Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk.

We have now been trading for just over one month and there has been considerable interest in the shop, with people popping in to see what we do and being amazed at the range of products . The comprehensive range of binoculars and telescopes is supplemented by the UK's largest range and display of microscopes. Add this to Trail Cameras, Night Vision equipment, Bird Feeders, food, Weather Stations, Insects Houses and just about everything you can think of to enhance your wildlife viewing experience.

We now have a weather station on the roof of the shop and yesterday it registered winds at 42.5 mph and in a one hour period a rainfall of 19mm

Bird Feeders have been very popular, and will no doubt increase in popularity as the weather gets worse this winter and the garden birds start to rely on artificial food sources more. Our bird food is of the top quality to ensure the birds get full energy values and with little or no wheat to fall on lawns.

So this is just the first of a regular blog to let you know what is happening in and around The One Stop Nature Shop at Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk.

Please pop in to see us and try out some of the latest optics and other exciting things in our shop - we look forward to seeing you.