knots at snettisham
Birdwatching in West Norfolk
For walkers, birdwatchers and those who just enjoy nature West Norfolk's coast, countryside together with its nature reserves and bird sanctuaries provide a haven for an enormous variety of birds including many less common species.
In excess of 30,000 birds over winter on the Wash from as far away as Russia and Greenland.
pink footed geese
Autumn and winter are the most exciting seasons for Bird watching in Norfolk & Ashdene House B&B is ideally situated to offer birders access to some of the finest bird watching spots in the country with all the comforts of home.
Watch the Pink Footed Geese fly over in the morning on their way to feed in the harvested sugar beet fields and return in the evening to roost on the Wash.
Expect to see:-
- Pink-footed geese overhead at Ashdene House B&B & at Snettisham RSPB
- Wintering birds of prey including hen harrier, merlin, peregrine and short eared owl at Titchwell Marsh RSPB
- The astonishing sight of Knots swarming at high-tide - Snettisham RSPB
- Redwings and fieldfares Countryside Finches, tits and woodpeckers Woods
- Berwick's and whooper swans, flocks of pintail, gadwell and shoveler at Welney Wetlands Centre WWT
