After dropping Belinda off at Africa Alive for a day with the grandchildren I had a few hours to myself. In preparation I had done some homework on a rare plant I wanted to see at Southwold. Found there in 1994 Hogs Fennel is a rare plant with populations around the Thames Estuary in Essex and Kent. Simon Harrap’s new edition of his wildflower book makes mention of it in Southwold and luckily Lee Gregory was able to help me with a more precise location (cheers mate!). I was delighted to find it still present after more than 30 years - and a couple of plants were close enough to photograph which was a bonus.
Then it was back to Kessingland where I hoped to give the Barred Warbler near the sluice a bit of time. It certainly needed that time too as it was after much searching with the Fergusons that it eventually showed nicely after we’d all thought it must have departed. The searching also revealed 2 Lesser Whitethroats, c4 Common Whitethroats, 2 Sandwich Terns, several Stonechats, 1 Reed Bunting and c25 Greenfinches. The latter being the largest group I’ve seen for many a long year.
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