Today was fairly quite migrant wise today, although we finally managed to get in on the Cattle Egret action when one was found going into roost on the big main island at Swineham GP. Where it goes to feed during the day is anyone’s guess but worth checking any cattle fields locally. Also at Swineham, incredibly a minimum of 3 Bittern left at dusk, calling as they went. At Lytchett Fields a Red Kite lofted low over flushing everything off the fields and a male Wheatear was also in the approach field with some Redwing and a single Fieldfare along the lane and both the Green-winged Teal and Lesser Yellowlegs were on Lytchett Fields.
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