Bird photography in Norfolk

I had to go to Norwich for a commercial shoot for one of my clients, so I decided to make the journey on a Friday in order that I could stay on after the shoot for some bird photography in Norfolk over the weekend. I stayed with frioends who live not far from Norwich but are well placed for the north Norfolk coast and the many reserves there. We spent Saturday at Salthouse and Cley where the lapland bunting, shorelark and arctic redpoll that had all been present yesterday, had now all gone! However, I managed to get some record shots of snow bunting and stonechat as well as plenty of action with the local turnstones.

On Sunday we hit Titchwell, one of my favourite resrves but the weather was a bit grim and not ideal for photos. Again though, I managed a few images of which I especially enjoyed capturing an obliging Cetti’s warbler in a bit of dappled sunlight that broke through just as the bird performed. There were a few waders on the reserve – godwits, redshank and curlew – and the beach had plenty of dunlin, oystercather and knot. Out at sea there were good numbers of common scoter, eider and merganser but all too far out for the camera. A good weekend with friends and a few images I’m reasonably happy with so, all in all, well worth the trip.