Links Hill and Ness Point

Links Hill:  Spent most of the morning with S.W.T. and the kids from Blundeston Primary doing things related to the marine environment. While we where there I caught sight of a small bird of prey being chased by gulls. It was immediate impression that it was a MERLIN but with no bins to hand it flew over the car park to disappear from view. It had been feeding slightly offshore on insects and feeding on them while in the air. I had seen the bird last week and put it down to a small sparrow hawk as the views where not that great. But again initially I seen it as a MERLIN and had called out to others there. Just before I left the bird flew again along the foreshore and landed in the car park where the following pictures where taken. I also had 4 MEADOW PIPIT and an adult MED GULL.
Ness Point:  A flock of COMMON SCOTER numbering 30 birds heading south and 2 GANNET well out flying North.

It is worth noting the 6 narrow bars on tail which in themselves are distinctive in id terms.