Showing posts with label Norfolk walks.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norfolk walks.. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Caister on sea Dunes plant hunt.










Living at Caister I dont think people appreciate quite what we have here, to the south is Gt Yarmouth North Denes an SSSI area and to the North is Winterton Dunes a huge area also with an SSSI, but Caister seems to be overlooked.
At least once a week I go walking on the Dunes either south or north, walked south today with my sister,we were on a hunt either for butterflies or interesting plants, of which we saw apsolutely loads, unfortunately i forgot my camera, so I will try and remember to take it and get some pics to post up next time, there were loads of lovely plants a couple we couldnt recognise, but got Yellow Rattle, Birds foot trefoil, Sea Lupins, Wild Rocket, Mallow, Sea Sandwort, a few others i will need to look up , there is a particular interesting area behind Caister lifeboat shed which is quite shingly and rocky, there was plenty to see there, just past this area was a large expanse of shrubs, Lilac looking but white and on these shrubs were some lovely caterpillars. need photos there too, hopefully they will still be there when we go back.

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

My patch, Caister On Sea

Have decided as I cant get out ands about much anymore that my patch will be Caister and any of the surrounding walks, Last week there were a couple of stunning days, beautiful hazy sunshine, I got up early and start out at 7 o clock, it was so peaceful, hardly any dog walkers, and the sea was just lapping gently, I walk the Caister coastal path to California cliffs, good views over beach and surrounding gorse bracken areas,
Saw Cormorants out to sea, also 4 Ringed Plover looked like they are pairing up calling and swooping with each other, also a group of Linnets were flitting back and forward from the Beach to the shrubby bushes near the gorse. Also there was definitely a Snow Bunting which seemed to have attached itself with the Linnets.Popped out again the next day but it was mostly Sky Larks and Dunnocks.
Went to Thurne on Sunday after Bto Bird Count, but at Filby West End of Broad was a Red Necked Grebe, distant but using a scope can see.At Thurne there were Wigeon, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveller, Dabchick,
Also there was a Muntjac Deer in my garden eating all my plants.