A stunning bird!
1/4/06 Lowestoft, Leaders: Simeon and Connor.
We got up at 4:00 to be able to try and view the Alpine Swift leaving its roost at the Grain Silo in Lowestoft. We went to the Grain Silo first, but there were only Feral Pigeons and two Kestrels. Someone drove up to us in his car and said that the best available place to view Lowestost was the multi-story car park. Everyone rushed over there and started searching the skies for the bird. After an hour, the sun came out. Ten minutes later someone shouts "There it is! Just to the left of the Grain Silo!" Everyone swivelled their scopes round and surely enough, there it was! It disappeared behind the building, but came out the other side giving prolonged views of the white underside and brown back. Although it was distant, it was a stunning bird, and a lifer for both of us! Then it was off to Minsmere!
Part 2 coming soon.
We got up at 4:00 to be able to try and view the Alpine Swift leaving its roost at the Grain Silo in Lowestoft. We went to the Grain Silo first, but there were only Feral Pigeons and two Kestrels. Someone drove up to us in his car and said that the best available place to view Lowestost was the multi-story car park. Everyone rushed over there and started searching the skies for the bird. After an hour, the sun came out. Ten minutes later someone shouts "There it is! Just to the left of the Grain Silo!" Everyone swivelled their scopes round and surely enough, there it was! It disappeared behind the building, but came out the other side giving prolonged views of the white underside and brown back. Although it was distant, it was a stunning bird, and a lifer for both of us! Then it was off to Minsmere!
Part 2 coming soon.
posted by Simeon,Connor,James,Matthew @ 1:04 AM
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