I’ve spent some time this week looking for the Epping Harrier without any joy but still had plenty of action with Red Kites, Buzzards and Sparrowhawks all showing in good numbers. A male Goshawk and a pair of Raven added to the drama as did a day calling Tawny Owl, lots of Deer and a few Hares.
A day at Lakenheath gave me a couple of year ticks in the week with a couple of Little-ringed Plover on Hockwold washland and a pair of Garganey on New Fen. The number of Marsh Harriers displaying from Joist Fen was a real spectacle with at least fourteen birds in the air together. A couple of Bittern called and Kingfishers came and went as I waited in vain for any sign of the breeding Cranes.
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At Dunge we landed another year tick with a single Sandwich Tern and again found the Cattle Egrets by Boulderwell Farm.
A Peregrine and Black Redstart by the power station along with a few Wheatear on the shingle made up the best of the day but we also jammed on one of Britains two colonies of Grey-backed mining Bee on the walk to Denis’s Hide almost in the car park at Dunge.
A decent few days but I’m still waiting for the real spring migrants to start pouring in.
![A quick catch up Grey%2Bwinged%2BBee%2B1](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RT1KdjtNVaA/XJ_IDannD7I/AAAAAAAAOTA/EcXzPJFOlsQcFVoRkutVg1GwrnQhOEjPgCLcBGAs/s640/Grey%2Bwinged%2BBee%2B1.jpg)
![A quick catch up Grey%2Bwinged%2BBee%2B3](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t2ZuiMBexD0/XJ_ISJpc-0I/AAAAAAAAOTE/JjfVjPHbSboOO6mGBi-Bw1TelmGIQ4vXgCLcBGAs/s640/Grey%2Bwinged%2BBee%2B3.jpg)
![A quick catch up Heron%2Bat%2BLakenheath](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXxpfUzTQoc/XJ_IsZNFcPI/AAAAAAAAOTQ/GHcrDTYKzi4uPfGeOMipLCOnnPWhVfCWwCLcBGAs/s640/Heron%2Bat%2BLakenheath.jpg)
![A quick catch up Lapwing%2Bin%2Bflight%2B1](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y19C9ZHKO1M/XJ_I757WyGI/AAAAAAAAOTY/Qp0uezdmPEYOioyJOnOFWXG0FuPpV1cmQCLcBGAs/s640/Lapwing%2Bin%2Bflight%2B1.jpg)
![A quick catch up Lapwings](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l4BTk4226CE/XJ_JEyEXLFI/AAAAAAAAOTg/1H0z0nC_obUNbBq64ZC9BoMHwt3iuv6TwCLcBGAs/s640/Lapwings.jpg)
![A quick catch up Reed%2BBunting%2B1](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HOvlSirCwB0/XJ_JaWBi2JI/AAAAAAAAOTs/nAu43fIhGbApS7W3Ialf4MunUcJVpj3MQCLcBGAs/s640/Reed%2BBunting%2B1.jpg)
![A quick catch up Muntjac%2Bat%2BLakenheath](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fl9sUlIW1bQ/XJ_J08aIDFI/AAAAAAAAOT0/po6rUXjZFd0rD-0MIVbZvumd50Kg0IrZQCLcBGAs/s640/Muntjac%2Bat%2BLakenheath.jpg)
![A quick catch up Marsh%2BHarrier%2Bat%2BElmley](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YQ9ygkg_Yig/XJ_KAhidAHI/AAAAAAAAOT4/bHRC0MCpeR8COob3L1ER2xzcc_Qtq0BYgCLcBGAs/s640/Marsh%2BHarrier%2Bat%2BElmley.jpg)
![A quick catch up Lapwing%2Bin%2Bflight](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x_pvOBVGs50/XJ_K32DIdFI/AAAAAAAAOUE/jFHnPneiKNwML2dNSOvmgplziSfuo1kWwCLcBGAs/s640/Lapwing%2Bin%2Bflight.jpg)
![A quick catch up Lapwings%2B1](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UAPIPUDq_Wo/XJ_LNyGGnLI/AAAAAAAAOUM/o4thlxrFR2An5xaGRo0WukONwCF9VIlegCLcBGAs/s640/Lapwings%2B1.jpg)
![A quick catch up Brian Anderson](https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/brian_anderson.jpg)
Brian Anderson
Essex Birder using the blog as a diary of my trips around the country chasing birds. Enjoying the places it takes me and the people I meet along the way. Great to spend time with my Dad and brother as we chase our year lists and grow our life list in the process.
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