Snettisham Pits is an RSPB Reserve that borders The Wash, that is famed for its magnificent views of waders in flight at dawn and dusk. If you can combine your timing of your visit with just before high tide, especially in the months of February and March when the Spring high tides make viewing absolutely spectacular, as the waders take off from the beach to roost on the pits in what seems like swirls of smoke drifting across the sky.
Snettisham Country Park, placed between the pits and Heacham is ideal for an early morning walk (before the dog walkers arrive) as the summer migrants arrive. Cuckoos can be seen on overhead wires and Grasshopper Warblers can be seen reeling from the Hawthorn and Bramble bushes. Lesser Whitethroats, Whitethroats, Ring Ouzels, Wheatears, Cuckoos and Yellow Wagtails can all cheer up a Spring morning.
