I went on a coach trip from London to Titchwell Marsh towards the end of November.
It was raining when we arrived and it stayed like that all day!
The first port of call was the nearest bird hide where I saw a group of Northern Shovelers swimming across the lagoon and a few Shelduck standing on a small island. It was raining quite heavily!
After a very soggy walk to the Parrinder hide, I ate my lunch and took a few photographs
Eurasian Teal in the rain
Male Norther Shoveler in the rain
View across the lagoon from the Parrinder hide
Meadow Pipit in the rain
Almost bird-less view across the reserve - though there is a very distant Marsh Harrier on the left
and, finally, an Avocet in the rain
Unfortunately I was now very wet as my waterproof jacket had proved not to be waterproof any more, so I had to spend the rest of the afternoon in the cafe and shop while most of the others in the group went off for a wet walk on the beach and saw a lot more birds there than were actually on the reserve that day. You win some, you lose some! It was just one of those days!
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