Since passing my driving test in April, I have been itching to drive to my first serious twitch. So when news of a Roller in Suffolk was released on BirdGuides, I faced a nervous wait until the Sunday when I was free to twitch the bird. The reasonable hour and a quarter drive from my house to the site coupled with reports of great views meant that I couldn't resist twitching the bird. Luckily the Roller did the generous thing and decided to stay put for the Sunday. Waking up, I experienced the first pre-twitch nerves that I've had for a long while. But after constantly refreshing Birdguides, I saw to my delight that the bird had been reported in the morning. After seeing this, I hastily packed my birding gear into the car and set off to Icklingham (the sight of the twitch) with my Dad. Luckily, the journey was fairly straightforward and very little traffic was encountered - another good sign that I may connect with the bird. Eventually we arrived at the site. Often it can be...