Big Mat Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Had a few minutes spare this afternoon so i nipped down to the closest bit of marsh to my house and walked the dog and took a few photos. Not been on the shore for a few weeks due to work so it was nice to get out and breath some nice fresh sea air! Can anyone guess where it is? Edited April 13, 2014 by Big Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakin stevens Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Onga hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Onga hill? Thats the place, less than 5 minutes to get there from mine! Few brent kicking about down there still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 still lots of brent about up the nene, last week there were also about 30 barnacle geese up the river, never seen them this late before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Saw 2 gadwall as well, sat on the mud beside the river. Not walked the dog up the nene end recently, the barnies are usually sat with the snow goose beside the lighthouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Saw 2 gadwall as well, sat on the mud beside the river. Not walked the dog up the nene end recently, the barnies are usually sat with the snow goose beside the lighthouse You fellas getting snow geese now as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 You fellas getting snow geese now as well? The snow goose is part of the reserve of wildfowl kept at the East Lighthouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Saw 2 gadwall as well, sat on the mud beside the river. Not walked the dog up the nene end recently, the barnies are usually sat with the snow goose beside the lighthouse That would be ones I have seen then , there were two snow geese with them , they were a good way up the river from the lighthouse though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 The snow goose is part of the reserve of wildfowl kept at the East Lighthouse Oooh right, good way to make myself look stupid eh (not for the first time) Cheers sw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Look a lovely area Big Mat very similar to Blakeney or Wells, I never tire in going down the marsh, there is always something to see all the year round, I go at least once a day and often walk up just to watch the sun going down again at night. We don't go on holidays now as we have every thing we like on our door step and cant see any point in taking a risk in not knowing what the place is like where we can jump in my motor go up your way and come back down the coast road and up to now we haven't been disappointed yet. So enjoy your visits down the marsh Big Mat no matter what time of the year it is as you will always see something of interest........Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 The picture was taken up by the mouth of the Great Ouse marsh man, I am very lucky in that i live within a couple of miles of the marsh and can nip up there to walk the dog and study the marsh quite easily. A nice relaxing place for a wander after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hi Nice pictures Matt How come your dogs not covered in mud 😃 Must be a great place to live All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi Nice pictures Matt How come your dogs not covered in mud Must be a great place to live All the best Of I walked the clean way! We where not on the marsh for that long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyshireDale. Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I walked the clean way! We where not on the marsh for that longHi Mat, any luck with those fox red labs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi Mat, any luck with those fox red labs? Nothing at the moment Dale, i've been a little busy so the issue got put to one side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Boat Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 My usual veiw is from the water looking up the bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptide Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 High Big Mat was up at Doncaster for a CBR meeting on a Sunday back in the season,and then late afternoon out to the east at Grimsby to pick up a van single seat I had won on e-bay ,then down the coast to kings Lynn for a good meal before getting the sleeping bag set up in back of van and telling dog to stay on its bed as i put my head down for a few hours before waking up stiff and cold ( One thinks one is getting to old for this sleeping in vans ) And then get gear on to walk out down that sticky path to cross the wall and look out over the view as in your picture !! Hid up on edge of Ouse and waited for dawn ,unlucky for me all the geese were high and way back over the farm land ,but a pair of mallard came in from the coast and I gave a quick call and they turned and straight back over me ,dropped the hen and missed the drake ,but I did get a bird in the bag on what looked like another empty flight !! great pics ,thanks for posting Riptide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) You want to get one of those fancy campervans riptipe, go fowling with a little luxury. I'll keep an eye out for the man with the chessies next season down there! I must remember to get my application form sent in, i'm lucky to live within 5 minutes of that access point and i work at the end of the road which the next one is on Edited April 18, 2014 by Big Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ongar Hill - Where I started my fowling back in the early 60's. Out with Petrel of the Shooting Times and my brother in law. Thick fog. (Got a shelly - Oops) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 The very place i have just come back from Grandalf! Took the terrier this morning and he is not quite as "marsh smart" as the old lab so he took quite a few head first tumbles down ankle breakers and then sat there looking at me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 just got back from shep whites good breeze but you cannot beat the fresh salt air blowing off the sea. saw a few mallard in the back drains but mainly brent,shellys. the road down there is now rougher than the car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 The very place i have just come back from Grandalf! Took the terrier this morning and he is not quite as "marsh smart" as the old lab so he took quite a few head first tumbles down ankle breakers and then sat there looking at me! I am envious. Bit far for me to come to walk the dog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) [/url] Edited April 21, 2014 by Big Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendrover90 Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Bumped into two seal pups last summer at middle entrance behind the hump lab was quite shocked to stumble upon them sunbathing cannot wait for the samphire again love it mmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Samphire with a bit of butter on it, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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