Autumn Birdwatching Tours
With the Autumn of 2007 being so eventful in Norfolk we have a full programme of tours to chose from this year. Last autumn started off with the Greenish Warbler invasion in late August, over the space of 5 days a record 30 birds had been seen. To put this in context, only 70 had ever been recorded in Norfolk up to the end of 2006! Along with these came double figure counts of Barred Warbler, red backed shrike and Wryneck through into September. Early September proved a great time for seawatching with record breaking numbers of Great Searwaters seen and good numbers of Sabines Gulls and Long Tailed Skuas. On the wader front a Long Billed Dowitcher and Buff Breasted Sandpiper were welcome finds, the dowitcher staying 5 days. Late September and early October proved excellent for extreme rarities with a Red Flanked Blue-tail, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Subalpine Warbler & Humes Leaf Warbler. Added to this the almost expected invasion of Yellow Browed Warblers with up to 12 being seen at Holkham pines on any one day through the autumn and many others at sites all around the coast. Also an invasion of Great Grey Shrikes with up to 30 birds involved plus one Lesser Grey Shrike and 15 Richard's Pipits, it was turning out to be a classic autumn in Norfolk. In November it was the turn of Little Auks and Pomarine Skuas with large counts of both from many sites and to round things off a long staying Desert Wheatear and 10 Rough Legged Buzzards.
Five Day Guided Birdwatching Tours
Tours run from Wednesday morning through to late Sunday afternoon. Accommodation will be booked from Tuesday evening through to Sunday morning. Our primary choice is the charming Manor Farmhouse in Binham. If this is unavailable or you would prefer to stay elsewhere other accommodation can be found. Depending on availability it would also be possible to do 3 or 4 days, as you like.
| 3rd – 7th September | 1st – 5th October |
| 10th – 14th September | 8th – 12th October |
| 17th – 21st September | 15th – 19th October |
| 24th – 28th September | 22nd – 26th October |
| 29th Oct – 2nd November |
Migration Weekend Tours
Run in conjunction with the longer tours, the tour will run from Saturday morning through to Sunday late afternoon with accommodation from Friday evening through to Sunday morning.
| September | 6th / 7th | 13th / 14th | 20th / 21st | 27th / 28th |
| October | 4th / 5th | 11th / 12th | 18th / 19th | 25th / 26th |
| November | 1st / 2nd |
Prices
| 5 Day tour | from £350 per person including accommodation based on Bed and Breakfast, all guiding & transport for at least the first 4 people booking. For 3 or 4 days from £75 per person per day |
| Weekend tour | from £150 per person |
Any of the above depending on availability will be possible as a day tour at the usual rate, the weekend destinations are shown in the itinerary. I would like to keep the Wednesday to Friday destinations more flexible for those on the longer trips and prevailing weather conditions, but they will usually be going to one of the main sites. Please call for details.
