Pot Luck!

3/2/07 Holme NOA and Snettisham RSPB Leaders; Connor, James and Simeon.
I (Simeon) got up at 6:30am and set off for Dersingham. There, I picked up Connor and we went to Holme. On arrival we did an hours seawatch; 4 Long - Tailed Duck, 2 Fulmar, 3 Red - Throated Diver, 4 Great - Crested Grebe, 2 drake Goldeneye, a pair of Red - Breated Mergansers, 1 Razorbill, 1 Eider, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Grey Plover and an unidentified Auk! Not Bad! Then James mysteriously appeared and we spent the rest of the time flitting between Thornham and the observatory. Kingfisher, a very early Avocet, Sparrowhawk, Short - Eared Owl and a male Hen Harrier were of note! The Lesser Yellowlegs was showing amazingly well about 5 metres in front of all its twitching admirers! (see gallery for photo) We were in the observatory when Chris Mills shouted that a raptor was going over. It was identified as the Black - Eared Kite from Snettisham RSPB! A case of being at the right place at the right time!

Later we went to Snettisham RSPB where the Kite had been seen flying in a couple of hours ago. We unfortunately never saw it again, but we did get 2 Barn Owls, 1 Short - Eared Owl, 2 Marsh Harriers and another male Hen Harrier! It had been a brilliant day, but unfortunately James never saw the Kite.