Cold, sunny, N 2 - Another very nippy morning due to the polar airflow rolling down the east coast; but by midday the wind had swung round to a south-westerly vector for the first time in a good while and looks set in for the next week or more. However, first stop Kerton quarry for the high tide wader roost where a flock of 60 Oystercatchers on the east bank was joined by a mixed group of 30 Curlews, 10 Bar-wits, four Whimbrels and a Greenshank on the sun-drenched west bank. Moving onto Dengemarsh where yesterdays female Red-footed Falcon was still present perched on a pile of brush opposite the ramp, along with a number of Hobbies, due to the cool conditions. As the sun elevated the temperature into double figures it was soon up in the air space above Hookers hawking flying insects alongside at least 20 Hobbies; some of which were so high up that they resembled tiny Swifts! Also noted several Marsh Harriers and Common Buzzards soaring into the ether, plus family parties of Bearded Tits showing well from the ramp by the grit tray.
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