Marsh Harriers and Cuckoo at Lackford

Ellie chose to visit Lackford with me today on her day off, hoping to see a Kingfisher - no luck with that wish but we did have great views of Marsh Harriers, Heron, Egret, Lapwing in the Irises etc and, best of all, a really good view of a male Cuckoo, who conveniently then landed in a tree and proceeded to call just to confirm the ID. A lot of Common Blue Damselflies and a quite late Orange-tailed Mining bee

Carlton Marshes

 Despite getting very wet in the morning with a sudden heavy shower, we thoroughly enjoyed our day at Suffolk Wildlife Trust's reserve at Carlton Marshes with Sedge Warblers, Reed Warblers, Linnets, Reed Bunting, Marsh Harriers, Heron's fishing and Dragonflies keeping our cameras busy.