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Description
Filby Broad and Little Ormesby Broad are both large, open, waterbodies on the eastern edge of the Norfolk Broads, and both have great potential to attract rare wildfowl, grebes, terns and more. A short walk from the car park, Filby Broad is viewable from a boardwalk on its northern edge, just off the A1064 road. This lake is large, and a scope is recommended to check the distant edges for ducks. Ormesby Little Broad, the lake on the north side of the A1064, has a short nature trail leading from the car park which takes you to a viewpoint.
Throughout the year, check the car park area for sýkora babka, and if you're lucky, you may spot a passing ledňáček říční or flyover moták pochop. A few potápka roháč, kormorán velký and volavka popelavá will be in the area. In winter, expect to find hohol severní as well as a selection of other common wildfowl including polák chocholačka, polák velký, kopřivka obecná and lžičák pestrý. After particularly cold or stormy weather, you are in with a chance of finding something rarer. Sightings may include morčák malý, polák kaholka, hoholka lední, potápka žlutorohá, potápka černokrká, potápka rudokrká or even potáplice lední!
In spring, rybák obecný will arrive but sometimes scarcer rybák dlouhoocasý may join them while on passage. After rain showers in April / May, scarcities such as rybák černý and racek malý may drop in too. You may also spot a čáp bílý going on a jaunt from the local zoo to the south of Filby broad. This is a known locally escaped bird. Summer can be quiter, but the site is fantastic for dragonflies. Keep an eye out for kachnička mandarinská, while more notably, keep eyes to the skies for raptors as káně lesní and krahujec obecný may be seen circling above the lakes. Autumn is a time to look forward to returning winter birds, but if you're lucky, you may see an orlovec říční hunting over the Broads, before they make their long journey back to west Africa.
This site is quick and easy, so well worth a quick detour if exploring the Norfolk Broads.
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Access
There is a car park off the A1064 on the western side of the lake. Both viewpoints can be accessed from there.