Devil Birder

I made my return to this bird filled county last weekend, with a clear mission. I didn't have time to do any birding on the 25th but the next day I was out at the secret Montagu's Harrier site, scanning. After an hour or two of Marsh Harrier I hit it with a distant male Montagu's Harrier, a British tick . It was very distant so couldn't pick out much detail but I could clearly see all that I needed to, it was a Harrier and it was grey all over.

Also had here was a single Red Kite, a handful of Marsh Harriers and a heard only, singing Yellowhammer.

Off to Lakenheath Fen RSPB, which was a lot quieter than when I visited the reserve earlier in the month. Fortunately, the only good bird I saw was the one I was after, Common Crane. A nice year tick as one flew right to left in front of the western most viewpoint.

I nicely achieved my goals, although I didn't manage to see the Breydon Pacific Golden Plover...