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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 chochlatá throughout the year, and you may also catch a glipse of a passing rybárik riečny or hear the erruptive calls of cetia západná. The lawns around campus may have žlna zelená feeding on them. You can see trasochvost horský and beluša malá along the river.
In the winter, look out for potápač veľký as this is one of the more reliable locations to find them in the county. There may also be plenty of gulls including čajka sivá and čajka striebristá using the lawn around the edge of the lake. At dusk, sluka hôrna and močiarnica mekotavá can be found in any of the wetland areas around campus. In spring, a dawn walk around UEA Broad may reveal kalužiačik malý 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 penica čiernohlavá, penica slávikovitá, penica obyčajná, kolibiarik čipčavý, kolibiarik spevavý, trsteniarik bahenný, trsteniarik malý and even a few svrčiak zelenkavý! There may be kukučka obyčajná joining the dawn chorus. During a spring fall, local scarcities such as drozd kolohrivec and žltochvost hôrny have been found here.
Summer is quiter, but a wide selection of garden birds may still be seen in the area including hýľ obyčajný and kôrovník dlhoprstý. On a dusk trip to the playingfields, you may hear kuvik obyčajný calling in the large oak trees. Raptors including kaňa močiarna 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 rybár riečny. Autumn is a good time to keep eyes on the skies for flocks of hus krátkozobá, while the winter thrushes including drozd červenkavý and drozd čvíkota will be returing. It is always worth locating flocks of mlynárka dlhochvostá as there is a possiblity of something rarer being in them, such as a kolibiarik žltkastotemenný (especially after periods of easterly winds). The greenhouse feeders may host stehlík čížik, stehlík hnedkavý and pinka severská (ikavec).
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 kolibiarik iberský, čegrava veľkozobá, čajka obrúčkozobá and strakoš veľký!
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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.