Ness Point goodies

On Sunday 1st February, I drove to Ness Point and I saw Brian & Janet, who were gazing intently at the ledge, they pointed out the fine Rock Pipit, the blue- ringed bird but it was looking into the sun. I walked over and it was feeding intently, it then flew over to the rocks, where it perched for several minutes before flying south. A walk further south to Hamilton road, failed to reveal anything. So I walked north along the seawall and re-joined Brian and Janet by the sewall just opposite the Caravan park, we saw 1 Purple Sandpiper on the seaward side of the sewall. I then saw a second Purple Sandpiper flying north. Meanwhile back at Ness Point, 2 Oystercatchers were feeding on the rocks just the seaward side of the compass. Later on a message from Brian and Janet, stating they had seen the Grey's by ZCF at Ellough, I drove up and saw Nick C. and Neville. There was no sign of the Grey's, just 5 RL Partidges and 2 female Common Pheasants. A dog walked walking round the side of the field didn't help. The others left, I checked this large field nearer Beccles and then checked by the bypass the first turning, I parked up and from the gate, I spotted 2 fine Grey Partridges.

Ringtail Harrier at Carlton Marshes

On Saturday 31st January, I drove to Carlton Marshes, at the Tower Hide Ivan L joined us. At 3pm, Ivan was locking up so we had to vacate the hide, I walked along the path to Share Marsh. From the Octagon Platform, I saw 2 Marsh Harriers, I then saw a third bird it was the superb ringtail Hen Harrier was hunting low just this side of the Peto's Marsh bund and then it flew south along the field. Later on I saw it just south of Share Marsh.