My usual check of the Lighthouse and Golf Course area this morning produced my first local Blackcap of the year with a female on The Warren. A few Chiffchaffs continued to sing and a Brambling and a few Siskins passed over.
With the news that a Red Kite was potentially heading towards the patch having flown east over Salthouse and Weybourne, I set myself up on a high point at the back of Cromer and soon picked up what was presumably the same bird over the ridge near Aylmerton and watched as it gained height thermalling for some 15 minutes before rapidly drifting off north-east and out of view over Cromer. A couple of the local Common Buzzards were also noted along with a Sparrowhawk.
A visit to West Runton revealed that there had been a mini fall of Wheatears. I saw 4 birds at once but there were probably more than that as they were ranging widely all along the cliff top, fields and car park being continually flushed by all the walkers who were out enjoying the warm weather.
An Eider was again offshore, and a Stock Dove was down on the beach, but no sign of any Lapland Buntings and the Med Gull was conspicuous by its absence so may have moved on for the summer?
