Lakenheath visit 18.04.14

A whistlestop tour of Lakenheath and Lynford Arboretum yesterday morning. At Lakenheath reed, sedge and grasshopper warbler were all added to the year list along with a brief view of bittern in flight. The sky was clear but a northerly wind made it uncomfortably cold when not sheltered.
Not much else about and, as time was limited, I didn't stay too long.
These reed buntings were showing well around the visitors' centre before I drove off to Lynford.

At Lynford there were plenty of birders wandering around, or camped at the drinking puddle near the car park. At least 1 firecrest was still in the car park and plenty of crossbills overhead, but no hawfinches whilst I was present. Nuthatches, treecreepers tits and finches in good number plus great spotted woodpecker made this a good place to be, but I didn't want to get caught up in the hectic Good Friday traffic so was soon heading home.

2 crossbills

I had forgotten to charge my camera battery, so needed to be selective with my shots just in case a hawfinch or 2 barred crosser turned up. They didn't, although they had both been reported from near The Folly at 7.30 that morning.