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Had originally planned to have a wander up to Cut End this evening but after opening the car door and catching a face-full of the gazillion mile per hour wind, I decided that the hides might be a more civilised option. It was a choice well made as the strong wind and high tide meant I came away with a couple of year ticks and rather spiffing views of a red-trousered raptor.

360 Hide

Marsh Harrier x 1(m)
Arctic Tern x 1
Common Tern x 9
Little Gull x 1
Turnstone x 2
Little Ringed Plover x 1
Ringed Plover x 8
Black-tailed Godwit x 4
Dunlin x 2

East Hide - Looking over wet grassland

Hobby x 1
Kestrel x 1
Temminck's Stint x 1
Curlew Sandpiper x 2 (one in vivid full summer plumage, one mid-moult)
Dunlin x c80
Ringed Plover x c150

Also, a Barn Owl along Streetway/ Wyberton Roads on the way home - shocking that (a) it's the first one I have seen this May and (b) it chose such a damp, blustery night to make an appearance!

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Hi Daniel.
By a red trousered raptor did you mean a Red Footed Falcon? This is one bird my wife and I always seem to miss

Regards Keith and Val Hudson

Hi Keith and Val!

Eeek. Sorry. I was talking about the Hobby, I'm afraid. I watched it dash along the sea-bank, cut over the grassland and then hang a loop low over the East Hide - giving me the rather spiffing views of the red-trousers that I spoke of.

I apologise if I caused any confusion.

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Hi,
So pleased it wasn't what we thought. We missed one years ago when we lived in Norfolk and have never tracked one down since
Keith and Val

A male red-footed falcon has been showing well at RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk for the past 21 days, so now's your chance....

John

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Funnily enough, I'm tootling down to Lakenheath tomorrow. Fingers crossed for Red-footed Falcon and Golden Oriole.

High Tide at Frampton this evening (East Hide/ Seabank with Chris Andrew):-

Marsh Harrier x 1(m)
Kestrel x 1
Curlew Sandpiper x 2
Turnstone x 1
Grey Plover x c30
Ringed Plover x c150
Dunlin x c50
Common Sandpiper x 2 (on Reedbed from VC)

Chris also got a Little Stint from 360 Hide.

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So did I. Also Little Gull flying around circa 17:15.

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