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Linda returns from visiting Mum-in-Law this evening, so I thought I'd 'enjoy' a quick trip to Waxham, where two Hume's Warblers had been present last night. A hundred metres from Sea Palling I discovered that the road was closed, meaning a half hour detour via Potter Heigham!

I might as well have stayed in bed! Despite a long walk through the dune woods either side of '...


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Norman, Brian and I arrived at Salthouse as the Sun broke through the early morning mist. We parked at the end of Beach Road and trudged westwards, in order to avoid the quagmire that the Iron Road has become. Twite were everywhere! I counted at least forty in two large flocks, with others scattered along the shingle. Offshore, Eiders and Red-throated Divers kept us intereste...


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In reality, separated by 550,000,000 miles of space, the two planets are currently close together in the pre-dawn sky, in the constellation of Leo. Mars is visibly red, while Jupiter has a pale yellowish tinge...


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For the past 50-odd years I've been lecturing and teaching to audiences all over the country on a variety of topics, ranging from Astronomy and Meteoritics to wildlife and to the paranormal: I haven't finished yet! I have two more talks to deliver before Christmas. However, I thought I might put some of my Powerpoints on the blog, so they could be viewed by a wider audience. ...


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At the time of writing, my year list stands at 238: this compares favourably with the totals since I started Birds of the Heath back in 2015. In previous years Linda and I have visited the Farnes, Devon, Cornwall, Wales, the home counties and Yorkshire on numerous occasions: 2026 has been different, with just a three day trip to East Yorkshire which added five species to the ...


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