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Surprisingly, given its proximity to Norwich city centre, Thorpe St. Andrew's Broad (locally referred to as Thorpe Marshes) is an excellent place to see a variety of bird species, some of which you might not expect in such an urban setting. The reserve consists of a short circular walk, including a viewpoint over the lake, and bridge crossing a railway to access the reserve.
Throughout the year, Thorpe Marshes is home to a variety of common wetland birds including knölsvan, gräsand, snatterand and skäggdopping. The reedbed holds cettisångare and Sävsparv, while svarthakad buskskvätta may be adorning the tops of bushes in the marshland area. The river offers chances to see kungsfiskare on any visit to the site. At dawn and dusk, Tornuggla may be sighted hunting around the reserve.
In winter, the lake (broad) make hold vigg, knipa, Kricka, Skedand and Smådopping. In periods of colder weather, storskrake, salskrake and svarthalsad dopping may put in appearances for lucky spotters, as well as rördrom . The marshland will hold good numbers of enkelbeckasin and even a few dvärgbeckasin, although these will be difficult to find. A few ängspiplärka will also be found here.
It is sometimes worth wandering up the river to Thorpe Green, where familes feed the ducks and gulls. Have a look through groups of skrattmås and fiskmås for colour-ringed birds from eastern europe. Wildfowl including nilgås will also be seen here.
In spring, there is always a chance of finding a rarer visitor on the broad including sjöorre, silvertärna, dvärgmås and svarttärna, while fisktärna are expected to be seen from April onwards. Large number of feeding hirundines congregate over the broad, including backsvala, ladusvala and hussvala, usally joined by tornseglare in May.
The marshland fills with the sound of singing warblers in April and May, including svarthätta, gransångare, sävsångare, rörsångare, törnsångare and smaller numbers of lövsångare, ärtsångare and even gräshoppsångarecan be heard! Both kärrsångare and vassångare have been recorded at the site, but are very rare.
In the summer and autumn, lärkfalk may be seen feeding over the reserve, and expect large numbers of grågås in the area. Waders may be found at the broad, including strandskata and drillsnäppa if the water levels are low. You may encounter the local halsbandsparakit population at Thorpe Green, which are slowly increasing in the area.
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To access the reserve, walk along Whitlingham Lane, located at the traffic light junction with Yarmouth Road. At the end of this short road there is a footbridge over the railway line which gives access to the reserve. Please note there is no parking on Whitlingham Lane. The site is easily reached via bus from Norwich city centre. The paths can often be muddy and flooded so wellingtons are recommended in the winter months.