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Stubb Mill is part of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust's spectacular Hickling Broad reserve. The Stubb Mill trail offers a viewpoint to watch (sometimes over 60!) Kraanvogel coming into roost, as well as large numbers of Bruine Kiekendief! The viewpoint is best visited in the winter months (Oct - Mar), when counts of both species using the site will be at their highest.
On a winter's evening, the harrier roost may also be used by small numbers of Blauwe Kiekendief, so worth scanning through the harriers carefully. Occasionally Smelleken and Velduil may be seen, while Kerkuil and Grote Zilverreiger are regulars. On some nights, skenes of Kleine Rietgans may come over the viewpoint on their way into roost on Hickling Broad, joined by Kolgans and potentially Kleine Zwaan and Wilde Zwaan when species are over-wintering in the area.
The woodland and scrub areas support roosting finches including Keep and Geelgors. In late evenings, Houtsnip may be seen leaving roost over the viewpoint too. The Stubb Mill trail takes visitors past the new Brendan's Marsh scrape, which will have Wintertaling, Smient, Slobeend and other wildfowl on it during the winter. It is not unsual to find Waterpieper here too as well as a few waders including Watersnip, Kemphaan and Kievit. There is a viewing tower enabling visitors to scan the marsh for other species of interest.
In both the summer months the viewpoint is much quiter, however, Brendan's Marsh is a hotspot for waders and Witgat, Groenpootruiter and other migratory species may be found. Rarities such as Steltkluut, Temmincks Strandloper and Gestreepte Strandloper are a genuine possibility if you're very lucky here! You may also encounter hawking Boomvalk.
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Park at the NWT Hickling Broad car park. Don't forget to sign in at the Visitor Centre if it is open! Follow the trail past Brendan's Marsh to the raptor viewpoint. It is well signposted from the car park. If it is dark by the time you leave the viewpoint, you can walk back to the car park along the road if the footpath is slippery. There is a disabled car park by the viewpoint, but it must only be used by 'blue badge' holders.