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

Sun 25th Aug 2024

Adonis Blue Day – A tour outside the county looking for the beautiful and enigmatic Adonis Blue Butterfly – meet in West Runton or on route £65

 

 

Sun 22th Sept 2024

Stone Curlew Day – A tour into South Norfolk and maybe North Suffolk heaths looking for the pre migratory gatherings of Stone Curlews – meet in West Runton or pick up on route £59

 

 

Sun 29th Sep 2024

Norfolk Migration Day: A day along the coast looking for migrants – meet in West Runton: £59

 

 

Sun 20th Oct 2024

Minsmere Migration: Autumn bird migration will be at its peak meet in West Runton or on route £59 or £55 if meeting there.

 

 

Sun 27th Oct 2024

Norfolk Migration Day: A day along the coast looking for migrants – meet in West Runton: £55

 

 

Sun 10th Nov 2024

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 West Runton: £65

 

 

Sun 8th Dec 2024

Winter Visitor Day: A day along the coast looking for Winter Visitors – meet in West Runton: £55

 

 

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Sun 9th Feb 2025

A Day in Breckland: A day in the Breckland area of South Norfolk/North Suffolk looking for the speciality birds of the area: Goshawk, Hawfinch, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Firecrest and so much more. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£65

 

 

Tues 18^th Feb 2025

Winter Walk at Holkham: Searching for Snow Bunting, Shorelark, winter geese and our rarer winter visiting grebes. Meet at Holkham (car parking fees apply)

£20

 

 

Sat 22nd Feb 2025 - **NORWICH SCIENCE FESTIVAL EVENT**

Winter Walk at Cley next the Sea: A Walk around the perimeter of Cley Reserve looking at Winter visiting Birds –Meeting at 10am returning to start point around 12 to 12:30pm. Ticketed event for the Norwich Science Festival - send an email to carl@wildlifetoursandeducation.co.uk to reserve your place(s).

£15 per individual.

 

 

Sun 23rd Feb 2025

A Day Photographing Owls in Norfolk: A day seeking out Short-eared and Barn Owls as well as raptors to photograph. For those that want it photographic tuition will be available. Meet at West Runton.

£75

 

 

Weds 12^th Mar 2025

Heathland Birding Day in Norfolk: A day seeking out birds of heaths and coastal ridge including Firecrest, Goshawk, Dartford Warbler and Woodlark . Meet at West Runton.

£65

 

 

Sun 23^rd Mar 2025

Minsmere Specialities Day: A day looking for resident birds on heaths close to Minsmere. We hope to see Stone Curlew and Dartford Warblers as well as Bitterns and Bearded Tits in the Reedbeds. Meet at West Runton or on route £75 if meeting in West Runton £65 if meeting at Minsmere.

 

 

Mon 21^st Apr 2025

Heathland Birding Day in Norfolk: A day seeking out birds of heaths and coastal ridge including Firecrest, Goshawk, Dartford Warbler and Woodlark . Meet at West Runton.

£65

 

 

Sun 27th Apr 2025

Minsmere Migration Day: A day seeking out Spring 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.

 

 

Wed 30^th Apr 2025

A Day Bird Watching in Essex: A day seeking out Spring migrant birds that have just arrived such as Nightingale and looking out for nesting Egrets and Spoonbills.

Meet at West Runton.

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

 

 

Sun 4th May 2025

Minsmere Migration Day: A day seeking out Spring 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.

 

 

Sun 18^th May 2025

Skipper Day: A day seeking and photographing the rarer skipper butterflies of West Norfolk such as Grizzled and Dingy Skippers

Meet at West Runton or pick up on route.

£65

 

 

Tues 20^th May 2025

Black necked Grebe Day: A day trip to Yorkshire to visit an extensive reserve where we can find and watch Black necked Grebes in splendid summer plumage as well as other birds.

Meet at West Runton or pick up on route.

£85

 

 

Mon 26^th May 2025

Duke of Burgundy Day: A day in Hertfordshire looking for that special butterfly The Duke of Burgundy. We will undoubtably also see other butterflies in the area. Meet at West Runton or pick up on route.

£75

 

 

Thur 29^th May 2025

Badger Evening: An evening at a Badger Sett looking for and watching badgers as well as other creatures of the night. Meet at a central Norfolk site.

£40

 

 

Sun 8^th June 2025

A Visit to Devils Dyke: This iconic location in Suffolk is a great place for any naturalist to visit. We will be looking for Butterflies such as Marbled Whites and others and hope to find Lizard Orchids in flower. Meet in West Runton or pick up on route.

£65

 

 

Fri 20^th June 2025

Heath Fritillary and White-legged Damselfly Day: Two insects that we don’t get in Norfolk. We’ll be visiting an Essex site that is particularly managed for the charming Heath Fritillary Butterfly and then moving on to Cambridgeshire as we travel back North to visit a site for White legged Damselflies.  Meet at West Runton or pick up on route.

£75

 

 

Sun 22^nd June 2025

Norfolk Hawker and Swallowtail Day: A day in the broads seeking out those two iconic Norfolk Insects the Norfolk Hawker Dragonfly and the Swallowtail Butterfly.

Meet in West Runton or pick up on route. £65

Sun 13^th July 2025

 

 

Sun 13^th July 2025

Nightjar Evening: An evening visiting a local heath in North Norfolk looking for Nightjars and other wildlife of the night. Meet in West Runton.

£40

 

 

Mon 14^th July 2025

Purple Emperor Day: A day in Northamptonshire at a stronghold of perhaps our most beautiful of butterflies the Purple Emperor. We will also be seeking other butterflies such as Purple Hairstreaks at the same site. Meet at West Runton or pick up on route.

£75

 

 

Sat 26th July 2025

Norfolk Butterfly Day: A day at several North Norfolk sites seeking out a selection of the county’s butterflies. Meet at West Runton.

£65

 

 

Thurs 31^st July 2025

Wader Passage Day: A day at several North Norfolk sites finding southbound migrant waders that have finished breeding within the Arctic circle and are heading for their over-winter areas. Meet at West Runton.

£65

 

 

Tues 5th Aug 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 species of wader in good numbers when we spend a day at the reserve. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£75

 

 

Fri 15^th Aug 2025

Brown Hairstreak Day: A visit to an Oxfordshire reserve that is managed specifically for this scarce and difficult to find butterfly species. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£75

 

 

Sun 17th Aug 2025

Silver Spotted Skipper Day: A visit to a Buckinghamshire reserve where this scarce and difficult to find butterfly species occurs. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£75

 

 

Sun 24^th Aug 2025

Adonis Blue Butterfly Day: A visit to a Cambridgeshire where this beautiful butterfly species can be found in sometimes surprising numbers. Meet at West Runton or on route.

£75

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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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