On a bright and very breezy morning I drove over to Kessingland in the hope of spotting some of the spring migrants that have recently started to pour into the county and on arriving I noticed several other people in the car park who turned out to be the RSPB Lowestoft local group. They invited me to join them on their walk so we set off along the track towards the sewage treatment works and the fishing lakes. I heard Chiffchaffs and a Whitethroat before reaching the lake where several Swallows and Sand Martins were swooping low over the water looking for insects. We passed through the caravan park where I spotted a Kesrel on the wires and continued on to the sluice when we saw two Kestrels hunting over the grassland repeatedly diving to the ground but not apparently catching anything. Carrying on past the sluice to the small broad we could see several Wheatear along with a Ringed Plover and a few Pipits.
Returning to Kessingland via the beach I observed more Ringed Plovers and Wheatears as well as a small flock of Linnets and a skylark. All in all a very pleasant walk in good company and it made a nice change to go for a walk without wearing six layers of clothing!
Here are a few pictures of the Kestrels we encountered.
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