So when we get a call from Brian asking us if we wanted to chance the weather & go after another Pallid Harrier at Therfield, it's about 30 miles up the A10.
So with dinner shelved till later you bet we headed there & as we neared Mill Lane the rain stopped & it got a bit sunny so hopes were high.
A long walk down the track at Greys Farm See's us join a few other people to scan the fields at first without success.
Jimmy is first to spot the bird but we never got on it before it went to ground & stayed out of sight for over an hour. A fair crowd had come out now I suspect they had been waiting for the rain to stop.
A shout goes up telling us all that the bird was up again & this time it flew along the long hedgerow & then turned back again to give us all a great long view of such a wonderful bird.
We also see at least 5 Red kite 2 of them come down very close to us for fantastic views, also a few Buzzard & 3 Kestrels show so a good unexpected afternoon spent with my second ever Pallid Harrier.
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