What have you seen

I have seen quite a few Roe Deer this week just over the road from the CL we are staying at in Flamborough. 

Sorry can't post any pics on poor WiFi.

Good day today, managed to see a Wryneck at Kessingland Sluice. 

Never seen one, and don't even know if I'd recognise one anyway. There were about 100 Lapwings on a shallow lake in the parkland of Towneley Hall today.

Yesterday, having dropped my wife off in Norwich, I thought I would spend a couple of hours watching the Water vole at Strumpshaw.

The vole was out when I got there, slightly hidden by reeds and then it all went downhill.  A man turned up and with an 800 mm camera and then did not stop talking for two hours.  He had photographed everything in the world, sold loads of photo's, got photo's that no one else was able to.  His name of D.... W....... of Harwich. will be engrained on my memory for a long time, what a bore.

I swear I heard him say, when he was boasting about photographing Adders at Minsmere that he had " photographed snakes all round the world and I've been bitten by a Puff Adder", only pity was it didn't kill him.

I thought you always sit in near silence watching nature and just wait for it to appear, not these moron's.

Oh, and the vole never came out again, what a rotten morning.

I do feel better for getting that off my chest.

Hi Greylag, I always prefer to nature watch by myself (don't tell Mrs One)

Where about at Strumpshaw do you see the Water Vole?

The Wryneck was still at Kessingland yesterday, what a beautiful bird it is.

OP

Walk past reception, 200 mtrs and there is a signpost, bear left and you will find a wooden platform, with bench seat on a small pool.  There is usually someone there.  Sit on bench and look straight ahead, slightly to the right, in the reeds and the vole sits there in full view.  Looking at pool, sit on left bench......I can do no more for you.

Thanks GL, know where your at

If you guys are free, there appears to be a Citrine Wagtail at minsmere. Ref rare bird alert

OP did you visit the Great Bustards ?

Yes, heard about that, but can't get down to see it so hope it will still be there tomorrow.  

Didn't get to see the Great Bustards as I couldn't get a slot on a tour.  I did go over to the rough area where I believed them to be but the roads between Larkhill and Stonehenge were a nightmare.

Did you see we have a Wryneck not far from us?

Hi OP

Just catching up after our aborted trip to Dorset. The weather was pretty poor with just one visit to Arne before we gave up on the second week of our trip.

Only saw fleeting glimpses of the Osprey's and about 20 Spoonbill.

Have never seen a Wryneck, so I guess they are pretty scarce. How close were you able to get to snap the pic?

First sighting a few weeks ago of the Woodchat Shrike which must be fed up with posing for photos by now.