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The University of East Anglia (UEA) has some fantastic grounds for birding, and whatever the time of year, there is always something to see. With a wide selection of trails to choose from, it is always worth exploring if you are in the area or indeed visiting the univeristy for any reason. The standout feature of the campus is UEA Broad (the universities lake). This will hold potápka roháč throughout the year, and you may also catch a glipse of a passing ledňáček říční or hear the erruptive calls of cetie jižní. The lawns around campus may have žluna zelená feeding on them. You can see konipas horský and volavka stříbřitá along the river.
In the winter, look out for morčák velký as this is one of the more reliable locations to find them in the county. There may also be plenty of gulls including racek bouřní and racek stříbřitý using the lawn around the edge of the lake. At dusk, sluka lesní and bekasina otavní can be found in any of the wetland areas around campus. In spring, a dawn walk around UEA Broad may reveal pisík obecný along the waters edge. Worth getting there early, as the site does become busy with dog walkers and visitors during the day. The campus is alive with the sound of warblers including pěnice černohlavá, pěnice slavíková, pěnice hnědokřídlá, budníček menší, budníček větší, rákosník obecný, rákosník proužkovaný and even a few cvrčilka zelená! There may be kukačka obecná joining the dawn chorus. During a spring fall, local scarcities such as kos horský and rehek zahradní have been found here.
Summer is quiter, but a wide selection of garden birds may still be seen in the area including hýl obecný and šoupálek dlouhoprstý. On a dusk trip to the playingfields, you may hear sýček obecný calling in the large oak trees. Raptors including moták pochop may be seen, as they range more widely away from the Norfolk Broads at this time of year. UEA Broad may be host to a couple of pairs of rybák obecný. Autumn is a good time to keep eyes on the skies for flocks of husa krátkozobá, while the winter thrushes including drozd cvrčala and drozd kvíčala will be returing. It is always worth locating flocks of mlynařík dlouhoocasý as there is a possiblity of something rarer being in them, such as a budníček pruhohlavý (especially after periods of easterly winds). The greenhouse feeders may host čížek lesní, čečetka tmavá and pěnkava jikavec.
Given the number of birders working or studying at UEA, there is always a chance of a top quality rarity being found. Previous records have included budníček iberský, rybák velkozobý, racek delawarský and ťuhýk šedý!
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You can use the pay and display car park on campus, or, access the site via Earlham park. Click on a P in the map to get directions to that point.