It would be nice if we could photograph all the local birds locally. I do try to cover them as fully as I can but some birds are easier elsewhere which is why it is best to travel.
For the first week in February we travelled to Norfolk to see what we could manage. Barn Owls were an undoubted highlight as was a British Glossy Ibis. Who would have thought? I don't remember the first Ibis I ever saw but I know it was in the Gambia more than 30 years ago and I remember one of the seasoned travellers saying "There, that's your first Ibis". I guess they saw we had the travel bug bad and would see quite a few more in the intervening years.
As a picture from Norfolk I have chosen a Water Rail as an example of a bird I find difficult close to home but (obviously) possible in Norfolk.
For the first week in February we travelled to Norfolk to see what we could manage. Barn Owls were an undoubted highlight as was a British Glossy Ibis. Who would have thought? I don't remember the first Ibis I ever saw but I know it was in the Gambia more than 30 years ago and I remember one of the seasoned travellers saying "There, that's your first Ibis". I guess they saw we had the travel bug bad and would see quite a few more in the intervening years.
As a picture from Norfolk I have chosen a Water Rail as an example of a bird I find difficult close to home but (obviously) possible in Norfolk.
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