Special Day Tours: Specialist birds and wildlife of Norfolk and surrounding counties

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Sun 21^st Sept 2025

Stone Curlew Day: A visit to South Norfolk to find pre migratory gatherings of Stone Curlews. It is sometimes possible to see these birds in large numbers as they flock after breeding. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£65 TOUR FULL

Sun 19^th Oct 2025

Norfolk Coast Migration Day: A visit to several sites along the Norfolk coast looking for migrant birds heading south for the winter. Meet at West Runton.

£65

Sun 26^th Oct 2025

Minsmere Migration Day: A day seeking out Autumn migrant birds. Migration will be well underway, and we hope to find something special. Meet at West Runton or pick up on route.

£75 if meeting in West Runton £65 if meeting at Minsmere.

Mon 3^rd Nov 2025

Norfolk Coast Migration Day: A visit to several sites along the Norfolk coast looking for migrant birds heading south for the winter. Meet at West Runton.

£65

Sat 8th Nov 2025

Photographing Fungi & Slime Mould Day: A day at a couple of coastal sites seeking and photographing fungi. We will have a fungi expert with us during the day and tuition on macro photography will be available – meet in Sheringham: £65

Sun 9^th Nov 2025

RSPB Frampton Day: The Lincolnshire RSPB Reserve at Frampton is rapidly gaining a reputation of a reserve where both birds and birdwatchers want to be. We hope to see several migrant bird species when we spend a day at the reserve. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£75

Sun 7^th Dec 2025

Winter Visitors Day: A day along the Norfolk coast looking for Winter Visitors – meet in West Runton.

£65

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Sun 8^th Feb 2026

Abberton Day: A visit to Abberton Reservoir in Essex to look for winter visiting birds.

£75 or £65 if meeting at Abberton.

Sat 14^th Feb 2026

Breckland Day: A visit to the Breckland area of Norfolk to look for the special birds of this special habitat including Goshawk, Woodlark, Hawfinch and Firecrest

£65

Sun 15^th Feb 2026

Holkham Day: A visit to the Holkham Estate to look for winter visiting birds such as Snow Bunting and Shorelarks.

£65

Sat 21^st Feb 2026

A Winter Wildlife Walk at Cley (Part of Norwich Science Week): A walk around Cley NWT Reserve to find and watch the avian visitors that come to our shores each winter. We will discuss migration and why Cley has become such a ‘hotspot’ to watch birds. Booking is direct with Carl by sending an email to carl@wildlifetoursandeducation.co.uk

£15

Sat 28^th Feb 2026

Photographing Owls Day: A visit to a central Norfolk site to find, watch and photograph Short eared and Barn Owls .

£75

Sat 14^th Mar 2026

Otter Day: A visit to a Suffolk river system to find, watch and photograph Otters

£75

Sun 15^th Mar 2026

Heathland Birding Day: A visit to various sites in Norfolk looking for Goshawk, Dartford Warblers and Woodlarks

£65

Thurs 23rd Apr 2026

Lakenheath Day: A visit to Lakenheath RSPB Reserve and area to look for early spring visitors.

£75 or £65 if meeting at Lakenheath

Sun 26^th Apr 2026

Heathland Birding Day: A visit to various sites in Norfolk looking for Goshawk, Dartford Warblers and Woodlarks

£65

Fri 1^st May 2026

Minsmere Day: A visit to Minsmere RSPB Reserve and area to look for early spring visitors.

£75 or £65 if meeting at Minsmere

Sun 3^rd May 2026

Essex Birding Day: A visit to Abberton and Fingeringhoe Wick in Essex to look for Spring migrants including Nightingale

£75 or £65 if meeting in Essex

Weds 6^th May 2026

Frampton RSPB Day: A visit to Frampton and one of the RSPB’s upcoming and improving reserves to look for early spring visitors.

£75 or £65 if meeting at Frampton

Fri 29^th May 2026

Evening Badger Watch: A visit to a central Norfolk Badger Sett

£40

Sun 7^th June 2026

A Walk along Devil’s Dyke: A walk along Devil’s Dyke in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk to find and see some special butterflies and Orchids including Lizard Orchids

£65 or £60 if meeting on site

Tues 9^th June 2026

Black-necked Grebe Day: A visit to Yorkshire to see Black-necked Grebes in summer plumage.

£85

Fri 12^th June 2026

Mammal Afternoon and Evening: A visit to the coast for marine mammals and then the broads for various species of deer; finishing with an evening visit to a badger sett

£65

Sun 14^th June 2026

Large Heath Day: Travelling into Lincolnshire to the most Southerly site in the UK for this rare and iconic butterfly.

£65

Sun 21^st June 2026

Swallowtail Day: A visit to the Norfolk Broads to find and watch Swallowtail Butterflies. Meet at West Runton.

£65

Sun 12^th July 2026

Nightjar Evening: A visit to a local heath to look for and watch Nightjars.

£40

Sun 26^th July 2026

Wader Day: A tour along the North Norfolk coast finding and watching the Autumn wader passage. We’ll examine waders in detail and how to identify them.

£65

Sun 2^nd August 2026

Minsmere Day: A visit to Minsmere RSPB Reserve and area to look for early Autumn passage migrants.

£75 or £65 if meeting at Minsmere

Sun 9^th August 2026

Frampton Day: A visit to Frampton RSPB Reserve and area to look for passage waders.

£75 or £65 if meeting at Frampton

Sun 20^th September 2026

Stone Curlew Day: A visit to Breckland to look for the enigmatic Stone Curlew flocks that gather prior to their migration South.

£75

Sun 18^th October 2026

Minsmere Day: A visit to Minsmere RSPB Reserve and area to look for Autumn migrants

£75 or £65 if meeting at Minsmere

Sun 1^st November 2026

Norfolk Migration Day: A tour along the North Norfolk Coast to look for Autumn migrants

£65

Sat 5^th December 2026

Winter Visitors Day: A tour along the Norfolk coast to look for Winter Visitors

£65

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