Weather: sunnier, warmer than earlier. From 2:30pm.
Out to King's Lynn docks with mum & down to the Point.
Usual species: Woodpigeon, Black-Headed Gull, Mallard, Redshank, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Magpie, Sparrowhawk across the Ouse; quite a few Willow Warbler singing from the low trees; Goldfinch, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Mute Swan.
Across the tributary on the mud banks of the Ouse: Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Brent Goose (~30), Oystercatcher.
On the boardwalk over the salt marshes a sun-bathing Common Lizard allowed great close-up views; amongst the hedgerows of the few houses: House Sparrow, Pheasant, Collared Dove,
Finally, the main reason we visited was to see if we could find Peregrine couple that had been recently reported in the local press - quite the celebrity pair! Initially we couldn't see anything but once on the road & able to view the main grain silo from another angle I spotted a lone bird perched on an edge. After pulling into the Farm Foods carpark I was able to setup the scope & get some good views of the female before it flew off spooking the large flocks of pigeons, i.e., the pantry.
27 species.
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