We were of on our travels again this week to the Norfolk Broads for 4 days it was Great! Birds everywhere.

We hadn't been on the boat 10 minutes and we'd seen 3 Kingfishers. This was soon followed by great views of Marsh Harriers we saw 3 or 4 of these everyday.

We moored at a different place every night. Thurne Staithe, Ranworth Broad, Salhouse Broad and Sutton Staithe.

Our Boat

Ranworth Broad

Geese were every where mainly Greylags and Egyptian. They kept coming up to the boat looking for food.

Greylag Goose

Egyptian Goose

Warblers were everywhere as well Cettis, Reed, Willow, Blackcap and Chiff-Chaff.

I heard the Bittern Booming and both Barn and Tawny Owls during the night.

Reed Buntings were prolific they kept flying across the river in front of the boat.

We even saw an Osprey being mobbed by a Marsh Harrier, It was definitely an Osprey and not a female Marsh Harrier, It even tried to catch a fish.

But I kept the best till last a life tick. I wanted to call at Horsey Mere but we couldn't get under Potter Hiegham bridge as the water levels were too high. When we'd packed up to go home we called there and to my delight I found what I was looking for wild Common Cranes 3 flew across in front of us. Fabulous!!!

Horsey Mere Windmill.

What a great 4 days 6mph max speed limit on the boat what a GREAT GREAT!!! way to live.

One Life tick, Common Crane

5 year Ticks Cettis Warbler, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Osprey, Marsh Harrier,

68  species in total.