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Bar-tailed godwit
Tour Director
Kevin Hand,
MSc, MCIEEM
conservationist, ornithologist and environmental consultant
Itinerary
Day
1
Assemble 1530 at King’s Lynn Station for transfer by coach to Hunstanton for four nights at Le Strange Arms Hotel. Welcome and introductory talk.
Day
2
Titchwell Marsh: large hides for close views of geese, waders, gulls and rarer birds. Afternoon: Holkham for pink-footed geese, snow buntings and shore larks.
Day
3
Beach walk for waders, seabirds and fulmar pairs, followed by Snettisham (thousands of godwits, knots and oystercatchers). Afternoon: Ouse Washes for dusk observation of Bewick’s and whooper swans.
Day
4
Morning: Blakeney Marshes and Cley (one of the most famous bird walks in Britain). Afternoon: Morston Quay for boat trip around Blakeney Point (waders, grebes and seals). Dusk watch for harriers and owls.
Day
5
Tour disperses after breakfast with optional transfer to King’s Lynn Station.
Tour Dates
22 Nov — 26 Nov 2021
Days
5
Cost
£875
Tour Code
WIL3-21
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Testimonial
"Kevin’s passion for all things ecological is infectious. We saw and learned how to identify all sorts of birds as well as getting a good insight into the local topography, how it has evolved and what the on-going environmental challenges are..."
ACE customer on 2019 Wildlife in Norfolk
FITNESS / PRACTICALITIES
While this tour is not particularly strenuous, participants should feel comfortable walking across rugged terrain and getting in and out of boats. Individual walks will be up to a total of four miles, with shorter options for those who wish to take them.
Cost of £875 includes: accommodation based on sharing a twin or double bedded room, breakfast, dinner with water & coffee, excursions & admissions, gratuities.
Not included: travel insurance, single room supplement £30.