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Join us for an Autumn Day out on the North Norfolk coast searching for and watching returning migrant birds

North Norfolk is a fabulous location for bird watching. Titchwell RSPB is rapidly becoming the organisations premier reserve. The weather plays an important part in what birds we will see but we will see a good number of Geese of several species that have come to winter within the UK. It really is unpredictable what species we will encounter but anything is possible. Winter thrushes, Redwings and Fieldfares will be starting to arrive and along with them will be Ring Ousels and maybe something rarer.

The paths are good, but walking boots are recommended as some of the paths and beach area can be uneven There are no hills and no steep slopes.

We will meet by the toilet block in the car park of the RSPB Reserve at Titchwell. This wonderful reserve may hold species such as Great White Egret along with the occasional Bittern. Raptors will be well represented, and it regularly has Hen Harrier among the Marsh Harriers as well as Barn and Short eared Owls. Indeed we may be lucky enough to see one coming in off the sea. We will search the beach for Snow Bunting and Shorelarks as well as Divers and Scoter flocks at sea. The latter often containing a few Velvet Scoters. We will walk to the sea and explore from the four hides and screens on the reserve.

We will eat our lunches at the Reserve picnic area. In the afternoon we may travel in our own vehicles to the nearby Thornham marsh. A journey of just a few miles. Here we will search for the charming little Twite which will have recently arrived from their Pennine breeding areas.

We will walk along the sea wall searching for migrating passerines as well as the odd waders in the dykes and channels. We will then walk back to our vehicles to finish our day.