{"id":2093,"date":"2015-01-31T13:29:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T13:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2015-02-06T23:40:57","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T23:40:57","slug":"norfolk-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/norfolk-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2111\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2246.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2111\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2246-550x383.jpg?resize=550%2C383\" alt=\"Walsingham Snowdrops\" width=\"550\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2246.jpg?resize=550%2C383&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2246.jpg?resize=624%2C435&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2246.jpg?w=756&amp;ssl=1 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walsingham Snowdrops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>January has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2015\/feb\/01\/uk-freezing-temperatures-continue-february\" target=\"_blank\">quite sunny and mild<\/a> this year so I visited the snowdrop walks in Walsingham abbey gardens. It was turning colder for the first day of the snowdrop walks<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2112\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236-550x375.jpg?resize=550%2C375\" alt=\"Only a few other people braved the cold on the first day\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236.jpg?resize=550%2C375&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236.jpg?resize=1024%2C699&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236.jpg?resize=624%2C426&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2236.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only a few other people braved the cold on the first day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>but it was a decent show for the end of January!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2113\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253-550x367.jpg?resize=550%2C367\" alt=\"a good show for this early\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253.jpg?resize=550%2C367&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_snowdrops_IMG_2253.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a good early show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/discoverandenjoynature\/seenature\/reserves\/guide\/t\/titchwellmarsh\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSPB Titchwell<\/a> was crisp and clear in the big Norfolk skies<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2116\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_P1301104.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2116\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_P1301104-550x413.jpg?resize=550%2C413\" alt=\"RSPB Titchwell Marsh on a crisp winter's day \" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_P1301104.jpg?resize=550%2C413&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_P1301104.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_P1301104.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RSPB Titchwell Marsh on a crisp winter&#8217;s day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Masses of shelduck, shovelers, teal and good views of the black-tailed godwits in the morning sun. The teal had a quite un-ducklike sound<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2093-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_teal_LS101746.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_teal_LS101746.mp3\">http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_teal_LS101746.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2117\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_godwit_P1301111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2117\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_godwit_P1301111-550x410.jpg?resize=550%2C410\" alt=\"black-tailed godwit\" width=\"550\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_godwit_P1301111.jpg?resize=550%2C410&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_godwit_P1301111.jpg?resize=624%2C465&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_godwit_P1301111.jpg?w=917&amp;ssl=1 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">black-tailed godwit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the car park there&#8217;s a PIR sensor wired up to this stark warning about thieving barstewards which takes away from the natural idyll a bit<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2093-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_car_crime_LS101742.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_car_crime_LS101742.mp3\">http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_car_crime_LS101742.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>but by the time you get to the shop at the birdsong is welcoming<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2093-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_LS101744.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_LS101744.mp3\">http:\/\/www.richardmudhar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1501_titchwell_LS101744.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January has been quite sunny and mild this year so I visited the snowdrop walks in Walsingham abbey gardens. 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