Birder's are a precise breed, by the very nature of our hobby.  We are compelled to put a name to everything, categorise, and (forgive the pun) pigeonhole everything we see.   Bringing even more context to a sighting is where it's seen, be it within a continental region or from a persons garden...there is an obsession with boundaries!  A move of approximately six miles from Aylmerton to Northrepps in Norfolk threw up an important question - What will be my new patch? Not wanting to restrict myself too much as I may have done in Aylmerton (though looking back I did reap some great rewards!)  A look at an O.S Map one evening revealed an obvious 10km square which included a short stretch of coastline, a couple of good sized inland waters, some high 'raptor watching' sites and plenty of woodland and farmland, with our new house at one end and my works office at the other - 10km square TG23,Perfect!!

 

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                                                                                                                                                                             courtesy of Nigel Pye

 

 

 

JUST A TROSH ACROSS THE WATER........