This is my last week as a ranger in the Norfolk Coast team. I
have lots of happy memories from my various roles at Blakeney over the last
nine years and am grateful for the opportunities I have had and the wonderful
people I have worked with.
I started as a full-time volunteer assistant warden in summer 2009
and went on to secure a seasonal role at Morston Information Centre in spring 2010. I
was delighted to become a seasonal ranger on Blakeney Point in 2012 (that's
when we started this blog) and to then become Blakeney Point Ranger in 2013.
I am proud of how our team of volunteers has grown over the last five years and I have enjoyed working with so many dedicated volunteers. The tern and seal breeding seasons are absolutely fascinating and it has been a privilege to protect and monitor these very special species. Over the last 15 months, it has been a pleasure to broaden my experiences on Blakeney Freshes. I am leaving to take up a ranger position at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.
I am proud of how our team of volunteers has grown over the last five years and I have enjoyed working with so many dedicated volunteers. The tern and seal breeding seasons are absolutely fascinating and it has been a privilege to protect and monitor these very special species. Over the last 15 months, it has been a pleasure to broaden my experiences on Blakeney Freshes. I am leaving to take up a ranger position at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.
Here are just a few of
my special Blakeney memories:
- Witnessing an autumn
"fall" of thousands of thrushes
- Counting a record
4,120 Sandwich Tern nests in 2013
- Counting hundreds of
seal pups in the winter months
- Seeing my first
Bittern, after hours of trying
- Taking school groups through the harbour at low tide
- Spending time in
boats in Blakeney Harbour
- Working with
dedicated and inspirational volunteers, colleagues and locals
- Setting up this blog and sharing wildlife news
I wish the Norfolk coast, its
wildlife and people all the very best for the future.
- Ajay
Here
are some photograph memories from the last nine years...
Morston Information Centre, 2010 (my 21st birthday)
Sandwich Terns on Far Point, 2012
The vibrant Sandwich Tern colony, 2012
An adorable Little Tern chick
One of the thousands of Grey Seal pups I've counted
The 2012 Blakeney team - centenary celebration
The one and only Graham Lubbock!
