Having known I would be heading on a birding trip further afield during the Christmas holidays, I took a while to choose where I would go. However, I eventually settled with Titchwell in the hope of some seabirds (as this is a big gap in my birding knowledge) and Holkam to try and see some Shorelark or Snow Bunting. So after a 6 o'clock start and a 2 and a half hour drive, we arrived at Titchwell for the 'Easy Birding' Walk. A brief glance at the feeders outside the centre yielded all of the usual suspects (Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Long-tailed tit) as well as a year tick in the form of a Greenfinch. The fact that I hadn't seen one yet this year was shocking on my part, especially since they used to frequent my garden feeders, however it's also a worrying sign that these birds are on the decline. Anyway, we began the walk led by our excellent guide Richard who took us down the Fen trail. On the way to the viewpoint, we observed more Long-tailed tits...