June 6th 2009

We left Rugby early in heavy rain which petered out before Kings Lynn and after a healthy breakfast of grapefruit (with side orders of egg, bacon, hash browns, fried bread etc) arrived at Thornham on the Norfolk coast straight in to excellent views of the Black-winged Pratincole. The bird was very obliging giving prolonged views in the ploughed field occasionally flushed by an over protective Lapwing with a Marsh Harrier male hunting in the distant. Though dry it was bitterly cold in the fresh easterly breeze but the views from the ridge over the Norfolk coast were memorable and we found 3 more Marsh Harriers hunting the coastal marshes.
Decided to head inland looking for warmer weather but failed miserably with no sun, Stone Curlew or Woodlark ending the day with 2 Red Kite over the A14 near Kettering.
Luckily we missed the rain all day though tomorrows forecast will mean waterproofs as a Severe Weather Warning has been issued for this area (metcheck).

Richard