Insanity!!!

2/6/08 Blakeney Point - James, Simeon and Connor
With news of a Trumpeter Finch on Blakeney released on Sunday, we were gutted at the fact that we were unable to reach it. However, after staying there for two days, we decided we had to go and see it. So as I arrived home from school I quickly got changed, grabbed my gear and left with James at 5:00pm. We then picked up Connor and were at the site by 7:30. The bird was quickly located and we got reasonable views of it feeding. A couple of record shots were had for memory! The bird was rather plain with a pale pink rump and massive red bill. In the fading light, we could just make out the light grey on the head. It was wonderful! Unfortunately, we had to leave within about 15 minutes as the journey back was long and tiring. We made it back to the car in record time as the tide was going out and some hard sand was revealed. James and I finally arrived home at 10:00pm and had a very late dinner! The trip was brilliant but was made even more insane by the fact that Connor and I had exams the next morning! It was a fabulously exciting trip that I'm sure we will never forget, the bird was truly brilliant, and, as it turned out, the French exam went very well indeed!