Seeing Red (instead of golden)

With a couple of hours spare this afternoon I did a little local birding around the farmland and water bodies in the Kingsley and Binstead area. A Green Sandpiper on a flooded field was nice and I found three Grey Partridge relatively easily. The local Golden Plover flock was nowhere to be found but an unexpected Red Kite was excellent compensation. 2012 was the first year I have had multiply local records of Kites locally and this latest record suggests nothing has changed. They are still a novelty for me here and they are most welcome!