The forecast for this morning was rain, rain, and heavy rain! Not exactly the weather you need when your searching for a Pallid Harrier. The weather was set to improve in the afternoon so with that in mind we decided to wait and make the trip shortly after lunchtime. After taking the footpath at the end of Mill Lane we joined a small group of birders. The bird had been seen briefly before our arrival but had not been seen for 20-30 minutes since. Thirty minutes had passed when I picked the bird up flying just above the hedge line in the second field. It didn't stay in the air long and several people present didn't manage to see it. Another hour went by before the Harrier appeared again, this time it was more distant but showed well for all present. During our 3 hour visit, it showed several times allowing superb scope views.
Map of where we parked, where we viewed from and the area the bird was seen hunting.
Several Red Kites were also showing well, with one flying directly in front of the car as we left the area. Red-legged partridge were present in good numbers along the hedges bordering the fields and a small herd of Fallow deer were also seen.
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