Lesser Kes OMFL!! Wednesday 31st March 2010.
Distant shots of the Pallid Swift With my first big twitch of the year, myself, John Hague, Beast (Colin Towe) and Neil Hagley drove down to Suffolk for the Lesser Kestrel which had been near Minsmere RSPB for the last couple of days. Arriving on site around 8.30am, we just missed the bird as it did it's first fly-by of the day and then had to wait for another 45 minutes when finally the group picked up the bird hunting over the nearby heathland. Get In!!! (437 BOU tick). Although the bird was a bit distant at times you could clearly pick up the distinctive features of this lovely looking Male Lesser Kestrel as it perched on the fence posts. With the weather being pants for most of the time we were at Westleton Heath , the group was happy with the views of bird and decided on speedy retreat back to the car and then on to Kessingland for another British tick for John in the form of a Pallid Swift, which had been feeding over the local sewage works for a few days. Waiting for a sho...