A lovely sunny day

Sunday 26 February

 A really nice sunny start to the day with this Red-legged Partridge stepping out for a walk just behind the shop.

And a Partridge..... in a frozen field

Saturday 11 February
temperatures down to minus 13 and the Grey Partridges were not moving much on this morning's journey to work.

temperatures down to minus 13 and the Grey Partridges were not moving much on this morning's journey to work.

Hare today....

Tuesday 7 February

Plenty of Hares in the fields behind the shop and some thirty-seven counted on the way into work between Docking and Burnham Deepdale.

Also been an influx of Woodcock and Smew in last couple of days.

Snow !

5 February 2012
Overnight quite a fall of snow with nearly twelve inches at home, and on way into work I counted some twenty seven Hares. probably normally this many but easy to see today.

Birds overhead

1 February 2012

Just a few miles down the road from The One Stop Nature Shop was a superb male Marsh Harrier enjoying the sun, and doing a mini display. There have been some six Marsh Harriers at the roost at Titchwell as well as a Hen Harrier.

 Then a little further along at the west edge of Holkham Park, this Red Kite flew over the road.

Holkham Bay currently has four Shorelarks to the east of the gap and some twenty or so Snow Buntings. By Lady Anne's Drive a couple of Greenland White-fronted Geese and at Wells a Black Brant has been seen by the pitch and putt course.

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