Keen photographers enjoy capturing the Norfolk countryside on camera

Members of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex IWitness groups at Fairhaven gardens, South Walsham. Picture: Nick Butcher (Image: Archant © 2017)

About 35 people took part in the event yesterday, and they are all regular contributors to our photo-sharing website iwitness and part of an informal group known as 'iwitters.'

Tabs Taberham, a volunteer at Fairhaven and who regularly submits photographs to iwitness, organised the occasion which was attended by people from across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. They enjoyed boat rides around South Walsham Inner Broad and South Walsham Broad and as far as St Benet's Abbey, and a particular highlight was seeing common terns that were just weeks old. They also enjoyed walking through the gardens and seeing an array of wildlife, including white admiral butterflies and Norfolk hawker dragonflies.

'It was a very successful and enjoyable day. It's nice to see people enjoying themselves and enjoying nature,' Mr Taberham said.

A selection of the photos taken on the day will be featured in the paper later this week.

Members of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex IWitness groups at Fairhaven gardens, South Walsham. Picture: Nick Butcher (Image: Archant © 2017)

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Members of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex IWitness groups at Fairhaven gardens, South Walsham. Picture: Nick Butcher (Image: Archant © 2017)

Members of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex IWitness groups at Fairhaven gardens, South Walsham. Picture: Nick Butcher (Image: Archant © 2017)

Members of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex IWitness groups at Fairhaven gardens, South Walsham. Picture: Nick Butcher (Image: Archant © 2017)

Members of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex IWitness groups at Fairhaven gardens, South Walsham. Picture: Nick Butcher (Image: Archant © 2017)

iWitter boat trip along the River Bure. Photo: Lydia Taylor (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Hover Fly on a thistle flower. Photo: Lydia Taylor (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

A rather ragged Red Admiral Butterfly. Photo: Lydia Taylor (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Muntjac at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden. Images taken at iwitters meet 02-07-2017. Photo: Peter Dent (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Common Gull at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden. Image taken at iwitters meet 02-07-2017. Photo: Peter Dent (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Little Tern at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden .Images taken at iwitters meet 02-07-2017. Photo: Peter Dent (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Southern Hawker at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden. Images taken at iwitters meet 02-07-2017. Photo: Peter Dent (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Comma butterfly at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden. Images taken iwitters meet 02-07-2017. Photo: Peter Dent (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

An iWitters Meet at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden on Sunday 2nd July, organised by Tabs Taberham and Peter Bash. Thank you Tabs and Peter, it was a great day with glorious sunshine again this year. Photo: Ruth Tyrrell (Image: ruth@tyrrell)

An iWitters Meet at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden on Sunday 2nd July, organised by Tabs Taberham and Peter Bash. Thank you Tabs and Peter, it was a great day with glorious sunshine again this year. Photo: Ruth Tyrrell (Image: ruth@tyrrell)

An iWitters Meet at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden on Sunday 2nd July, organised by Tabs Taberham and Peter Bash. Thank you Tabs and Peter, it was a great day with glorious sunshine again this year. Photo: Ruth Tyrrell (Image: ruth@tyrrell)

Images around the Broads taken on a iwitters Fairhaven trip. Photo: David Thacker (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

There were a group of iwitness friends all got together for a lovely day out on Sunday 2nd, I thought I would see how many different varieties of Butterflies I could see, I don't think I was disappointed. Photo: Anne Marks (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

A group of iwitness friends had a lovely day out on Sunday 2nd, I thought I would see how many different Butterflies I could find, I wasn't disappointed ! Photo: Anne Marks (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

A group of iwitness friends had a lovely day out on Sunday 2nd, I thought I would see how many different Butterflies I could find, I wasn't disappointed ! Photo: Anne Marks (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

A selection of images taken on Sunday July 2nd at Fairhaven Water Garden. Photo: Susan Oldfield (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

A selection of images taken on Sunday July 2nd at Fairhaven Water Garden. Photo: Susan Oldfield (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

A selection of images taken on Sunday July 2nd at Fairhaven Water Garden. (Image: (c) copyright newzulu.com)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Jewel Beetle. Photo: Trevor Taberham (Image: Trevor Taberham)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Longhorn beetle. Photo: Trevor Taberham (Image: Trevor Taberham)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Giant cranefly. Photo: Trevor Taberham (Image: Trevor Taberham)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Hoverfly. Photo: Trevor Taberham (Image: Trevor Taberham)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Long legged fly. Photo: Trevor Taberham (Image: Trevor Taberham)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Red beetle. Photo: Trevor Taberham (Image: Trevor Taberham)

Iwitters meeting at Fairhaven: Boat Trip. Photo: Peter Dent (Image: Peter Dent)