On our last day in Sussex we finally woke up to sunshine, giving us the opportunity to revisit one of our favourite places, Pulborough Brooks. A short walk down to the first hide gave us distant views of six species of raptor: Peregrine, Hobby, Kestrel, Buzzard, Red Kite and Marsh Harrier, while a few Pintail lounged among the Wigeon and Teal. While we were enjoying an ice cream, a beautiful Small Copper rested on Linda's sleeve for a minute or two... (By the way: I did most of the pushing: Linda's helping out here on a steep slope at Pulborough!)
Back to the cottage to clear up and be amused by the antics of the ever-present woodpecker, as well as a pair of Buzzards and a rabbit. During our short break we saw lots more birds than we could photograph, including Goshawk (two!) Sparrowhawk and an owl that rushed through the garden at dusk.
The journey home was horrendous, with heavy rain, detours, thunder and lightning and flooded roads: great to be back in Norfolk!
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