Acle Straight

Location: This is the main A47 connecting Norwich with Gt Yarmouth and comprises a vast area of grazing marshes on both sides of the road.

This is a good area to see wintering geese such as Pinkfeet and Brent and if your lucky may pick out either a Snow Goose or Ross's Goose. It is also a good area for Mute Swans  and the fields should be checked for Bewick and Whooper Swan. Barn owls, Marsh harrier and the odd Hen Harrier often quarter the fields in Winter.

The fields often hold large flocks of waders feeding on the grazing meadows with lapwing and Curlew in large numbers. Little Egrets often in ditchs by the road or in flight

The Acle straight leads on to Great Yarmouth which has several important habitats which can often produce a good days birding.

Breydon Water

Location: This previously formed the county boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk where the river Waveney and Yare joined before flowing into the North Sea. The Estuary forms a large lake at high tide but as the water recedes vast mud flats are exposed for the thousands of wintering waders to feed and maintain there body weight. Access can be from both south and North Walls but parking in the Asda carpark gives easy access to the later. It is highly recommended to check the tide tables as high tide is best when waders are pushed close to the edge with large numbers roosting near the hide. However  the hide has been vandalised and now be closed for general access. The site is suitable for wheelchair access along the north wall. The site used to be the best place in UK for Broad billed Sandpiper with a number being recorded over the years but none in recent times. The estuary attracts thousands of waders in winter with the odd rarity occuring such as white rumped Sandpiper, Killdeer or even a Caspian tern on spring passage.

Gt Yarmouth seafront

The harbour mouth can be a good  area to look for roosting gulls which will include usuals like Greater and Lesser Black-backed Gulls amongst the many Herring Gulls. You may be lucky to spot the odd Glaucous or Iceland gull during winter roosting on the sea Groynes. The area between the piers in winter is good for roosting Med Gulls with numbers reaching as high as 65.

GT Yarmouth Cemetry

The cemetry is accessed from Kitchener  road to either the North or South sections which can be good in both spring and autumn for scarce migrants such as yellow- browed warbler , palla's warbler and rarer birds such as Raddes and dusky. The cemetry is jointly mannged by the council and the Norfolk Wildlife trust but in recent times there have been two concerns as the safety of the area has gone down with several birdwatchers attacked for their equipment and also the growing feral cat population which has affected the breeding bird population.

North Denes and Beach

This is an important area for breeding Little terns which are situated along the beach. The area is managed by the RSPB with the help of voluntars and an area of the beach is fenced off to keep out people and unwanted predators.The dunes are good for northern wheatear which move through during the spring and autumn.

Caister on Sea

The beach is good area in winter to see wintering Snow buntings and the odd Shorelark. The local ringing group often put out seed on the beach which allows close views of the buntings.To access the beach park at the end of second avenue where there is a small area for parking.

Winterton on Sea and Dunes

This site is well watched with good numbers of birds seen in spring and autumn. The dunes attract passage wheatears, redstart, tree pipits and many others including rarities such as Red footed falcon, Pied Wheatear Black Kite, Woodchat shrike, the mega Black Lark in 2008 and many others. The beach is popular throughout the year with holiday makers and car parking can be an issue as the pay display carpark often closes early.