Where to Watch Birds in East Anglia

by Clarke, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780713658644
• ISBN10: 0713658649
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: A & C Black

Summary

East Anglia is one of the best birding regions in England. With its extensive areas of nationally scarce habitat such as the fens, reedbeds, undisturbed beaches and Breckland heath, it can be the only place to see several of England's most exciting birds. This is a guide to where to go in East Anglia to see many different species. It contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region and advice on planning birdwatching trips. This fourth edition is revised and updated.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Lord Peter Melchett	7	(2)
Acknowledgements	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(3)
Using this Book	14	(1)
NORFOLK	15	(110)
The Wash Coast	16	(15)
1 Terrington Marsh to Snettisham	17	(4)
2 Snettisham to Hunstanton Cliffs	21	(4)
3 Sandringham, Dersingham and Ringstead	25	(6)
The North Coast	31	(55)
4 Holme to Kelling	31	(3)
5 Holme and Thornham	34	(10)
6 Titchwell	44	(4)
7 Scolt Head Island and Brancaster Area	48	(2)
8 Norton Marshes	50	(1)
9 Barrow Common	51	(1)
10 Holkham and Wells	52	(6)
11 Stiffkey and Morston Marshes	58	(2)
12 Blakeney Point	60	(6)
13 Cley next Sea	66	(10)
14 Salthouse and Kelling Heaths and Holt Lowes	76	(5)
15 Sheringham and Cromer	81	(5)
The East Coast	86	(25)
16 Happisburgh to Winterton	86	(7)
17 The Broads and Breydon Water	93	(18)
The Interior	111	(60)
18 Breckland	111	(6)
19 Central and West Norfolk	117	(4)
20 Welney	121	(4)
SUFFOLK	125	(46)
21 Lowestoft Area	126	(5)
22 Kessingland to Southwold	131	(4)
23 Walberswick to Aldeburgh	135	(10)
24 Walberswick National Nature Reserve	145	(1)
25 Dunwich Heath-Minsmere-Dingle Marshes	146	(1)
26 North Warren	147	(3)
27 Aldeburgh to Felixstowe	150	(1)
28 Havergate Island	151	(1)
29 Rendlesham Forest	152	(1)
30 Alde Estuary	152	(1)
31 Sutton Common	153	(1)
32 Deben Estuary	154	(1)
33 Landguard Point	155	(2)
34 Alton Water	157	(2)
35 Orwell Estuary and Trimley Marshes	159	(1)
36 Ipswich Docks	160	(1)
37 Stour Estuary	161	(2)
38 Wolves Wood	163	(2)
39 Redgrave and Lopham Fens	165	(2)
40 Lackford Lakes	167	(2)
41 Cavenham Heath National Nature Reserve	169	(2)
ESSEX	171	(32)
The County	172	(57)
42 Stour Estuary and Copperas Wood Nature Reserve	176	(2)
43 Walton-on-Naze and Colne Point	178	(4)
44 Blackwater-Colne	182	(2)
45 Abberton	184	(4)
46 Tollesbury	188	(3)
47 Dengie Peninsula	191	(4)
48 Hanningfield Reservoir	195	(2)
49 Foulness and the Thames Estuary	197	(1)
50 The Southend Area	198	(4)
51 Rainham Marshes	202	(1)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	203	(26)
52 Fowlmere	204	(3)
53 Ferry Meadows	207	(3)
54 Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve	210	(3)
55 Ouse Washes	213	(5)
56 Grafham Water	218	(3)
57 Paxton Pits Nature Reserve	221	(2)
58 Nene Washes	223	(2)
59 Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve	225	(2)
60 Aversley Wood	227	(2)
APPENDICES	229
Glossary	230	(2)
List of Organisations	232	(2)
List of Reserves	234	(2)
List of Additional Sites	236	(3)
Further Reading List	239	(1)
County Checklists	240	(9)
East Anglian Checklist	249	(8)
Code of Conduct for Birdwatchers	257	(2)
The Change in Status of the Area's Breeding Birds	259	(7)
Index	266