A Norfolk Dawn Chorus
Whilst holiday in Norfolk for my birthday weekend, we were woken early each morning by incredible dawn choruses. The lead vocalist amongst them, an extrovert blackbird, even perched on top of the yurt we were staying in to blast out his song! Here is an audio recording I made of the little fella and his choir. It's long but is beautiful in the complexity of all the different birdsong recorded!
Sea Palling
Our third and final beach visit last Saturday during our weekend holiday in Norfolk was Sea Palling. This was the least scenic of the trio of beaches we spent the day exploring but it was also the most popular (due to the numerous cafes and amenities at the edge of the sand). Here's an audio recording I took whilst there, which should give you a decent sense of the place:
Whilst in Sea Palling, I spotted this lovely poppy in flower near the car park that I thought I would share with you all :)
Horsey Gap
We chose Horsey Gap as our second beach to visit in Norfolk on my birthday. Not as pretty as the nearby Winterton-On-Sea, but we did get to see some wild seals. Now, as anyone who had read my novella Lore (shameless plug) will know, seals are not always all things sweet and nice but it was great fun seeing these guys enjoying themselves so close to the beach :)
It was difficult to make an audio field recording here but I did manage to get some brief audio of the waves by tucking my Tascam DR-40 recorder down amongst the rocks at the base of this beach groyne:
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| Seals Engoing The Waves at Horsey Gap |
Winterton-On-Sea
Whilst in Norfolk visiting my daughter for my birthday, we took a lovely stroll along Winterton-On-Sea. It is a beautiful bay and is listed in the Rough Guide' top 30 places to visit in the world. The beach forms part of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is also a Nature Reserve.
Whilst there, I was happy to find this lovely single specimen of seaglass too :)
This was the first of three beaches we visited that day, the other two will feature in following posts...
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| Winterton-On-Sea |
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| Winterton-On-Sea |
This was the first of three beaches we visited that day, the other two will feature in following posts...
Norwich Cathedral
I visited Norwich Cathedral over the weekend. It is a beautiful and serene place. Whilst I captured a few sounds and images I experienced there for this post, it was, unfortunately, beyond my means to share the gorgeous scent of frankincense that pervaded the cathedral with you :(
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| Norwich Cathedral Main Stained Glass Window Reflection in Copper Font |
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| Votive Candles, Norwich Cathedral |
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| Norwich Cathedral Cloisters |
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