Norfolk Tour - Welney WWT Reserve

Welcome to Norfolk to Jan and David from one cute and very small jumping spider and a rather muddy swallow. This was the first stop on our tour round some of Norfolk's bird reserves. Beautiful warm sunny day with enough birds to keep us occupied all day - Reed Warblers, Reed Bunting, Black-Tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, Lapwing, Peregrine and Heron (with  lots of nesting Avocets)

Peregrine at Warton Crags, Lancashire

After a morning at Leighton Moss as part of Gerry's birthday celebrations, we visited Warton Crags and were treated to good views of a Peregrine on the cliffs and a pair in the air - all at quite a distance. The site is shared by a large number of Jackdaws who came tumbling out of the trees and then did impressive formation flying. A pair of Ravens also passed through.

Peregrine at Frampton Marshes RSPB Reserve

Today we visited Frampton Marshes Reserve near Boston Lincs and were very pleased to get good sightings of a Peregrine. We were watching the flocks of ducks leaving the water and land en masse and then spotted a Peregine just landed with a Teal which it proceeded over the next 30 minutes to pluck and eat. It moved the carcass once and then finally flew off with its crop very full. Great to meet up with Peter and Lynne and be introduced to 'their' wonderful reserve..

Clifton Bridge

We watched this abseiler going down the side of the Clifton Gorge as a Peregrine watched him and us from the tower of the bridge. Later we saw the Peregrine further down the Gorge.