Back in January we found out a Black-Bellied Dipper had been sighted at Bintree Mill, about 30 mins from home. A Dipper, in Norfolk!

We headed out in the cold and snow to take a look, see if we could see it. It was very cold so we only lasted about an hour. It was just long enough to catch a glimpse, to see the white bib but not enough to raise my camera before it was gone.

Also around the mill and river area including under the bridge was a Snipe, a Marsh Harrier and the little Wren below.

#Bird #Birding #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #UK #Darktable #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdScrolling #UKWildlife #Norfolk #Bintree #Dipper #Wren

Fifteen new councils to be created in south and east of England

New unitary councils will replace 43 county and district councils, in latest round of local government overhaul

The Guardian
Iran war threatens to delay large offshore wind projects in EU and UK

Industry fears strait of Hormuz closure could disrupt shipping of crucial parts for UK and German North Sea projects

The Guardian

Exhibition to tell story of Punjabi princess and pioneering suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh.

Their brother, Frederick, lived and is buried in the village churchyard in Blo' Norton, #Norfolk, home of my maternal grandparents (also buried in the same ground).

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/24/exhibition-punjabi-princess-pioneering-suffragette-sophia-duleep-singh

Exhibition to tell story of Punjabi princess and pioneering suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh

The Last Princesses of Punjab opens on Thursday at Kensington Palace

The Guardian

‘Our village is blighted with mountains of fly-tipped rubbish – there have even been fires’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/24/our-village-blighted-mountains-fly-tipped-rubbish-even-fires-27623751/

Ladybird on a blackthorn twig - the berries are used to make sloe gin - #Gooderstone Water gardens #Norfolk- sadly due to close shortly.
#Norfolk #kingslynn to #Ely phone coverage is terrible loads of blackspots where you cant even make a call let alone get #4Gdata- makes it very hard for the small traders too - all transactions then need to be in cash which noone is carrying
Norfolk Rivers Trust | Find your river

Norfolk’s rivers and wetlands are vital ecosystems that support a wealth of wildlife and offer many benefits to local communities.