tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277409168431400444.post4779012875092560618..comments2023-08-04T10:18:38.636+01:00Comments on 3 Valleys Birding: Moths and MorePhil Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680592654618544656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277409168431400444.post-11980703689905466652016-03-14T06:26:41.233+00:002016-03-14T06:26:41.233+00:00Cromer is a nice town and handy for the North Norf...Cromer is a nice town and handy for the North Norfolk reserves and the Broads. The weather spoiled things somewhat, especially Wednesday, when the incessant rain caused widespread flooding of roads, which then had an impact on the rest of the time there. <br />All the good birds had left by the time I went, but it was nice to see Lapland Bunting for the first time and my first Barn Owls for a few years.<br />One saving grace, regarding Wednesday's rain: In order to get something out of it, I went to Happisburgh to look for amber. In a soggy afternoon of beachcombing, I found no amber, but a fossil forest and a probable flint artefact. The trees and the flint were embedded in the glacial til, the trees having been dated to around 500,000 years, so presumably the flint artefact dates from the same period. A few years back, a flint hand axe was found in the same place and was dated to approximately 800,000 years. Mark Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372785801699168219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4277409168431400444.post-88746578548874224732016-03-13T22:15:54.584+00:002016-03-13T22:15:54.584+00:00I ran mine on Friday -2.5C so zero, then again las...I ran mine on Friday -2.5C so zero, then again last night 5.5C but just bridled pug (my earliest in both VC41 & VC42) and 2 common quaker. Hope you enjoyed Cromer.Michael Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784281875454494625noreply@blogger.com