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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peewit" data-source="post: 3142812" data-attributes="member: 57492">Tuesday 23rd December 2014Tuesday 23rd December 2014Morning AM....at Wells-Next to the Sea – Wells QuayThe Quay looked interesting to us as it had a strong connection to boats, which we love ourselves.  It was full of boats, leisure craft, and people moving about everywhere we looked in the area.  There was a lot of bird life at East Fleet waterway on both sides feeding on the sandy shore.A large group of Brent Geese honked to one another in the dry areas on higher land, behind the sandy level, feeding in the vegetation.  An occasional flap of dark grey wings, and a re-assemble of the birds,  and all was quiet once more.  Curlew’s calls lit up the place from close to us, and afar at the same time.  It was music to my ears.  I never tire of hearing their haunting  calls in any way at all. They are soothing to my mind, and soul anyday.A short wooden slated pontoon extended from the Quay edge on the left over the water to give human access to the boats .  I could see a large group of Mallard Ducks resting on the wooden boards.  I knew that they were looking for a hand out from passersby ... meaning jammy dodgers no doubt!!The tide was changing course now, and the water area was beginning to fill up once more.  The Curlews, Redshank, Sanderlings, Little Grebe, and all the shore birds ate what they could while the tide line was low.  They shuffled about in their busy body ways to keep themselves satisfied with their available foodstuffs.The Brent Geese shuffled about once more to our right, then they formed an orderly queue.   They walked past some boats that where sitting on the slipway at the quayside in front of us.  Once in the water they where contented once more as a large group.We walked to the East side of the Quay, and headed towards the Sailing club.  The route narrowed, and we past by many fishery buildings, until we reached a broad,rich,red coloured path that is well known to walkers and birds alike.  On this day, we decided against completing the walk to Stiffkey due to aches and pains.  We decided to come back another time, and complete the walk.Lots of little birds darted about in the air around our heads, as we walked along.  Linnets, and Skylarks where everywhere in the green grassy patches around us.  A distinctive two tone call came from a single Pied Wagtail filled the air with it’s calls.  The bird chirruped non stop above our heads as we walked along the path to our delight.We made our way back to The Globe Hotel once more, and prepared ourselves for another trip (recommended by our Bird Guide from Monday) to the Three Horseshoes Inn.6. View of Wells Quay7. Brent Geese8. Redshank9. Sign to Stiffkey10. Brent Geese by boats walking about in slipwaymore to come...</blockquote>

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