Lound Lakes, Suffolk.

Bright and warm at last.

 

Lound Lakes:  Best bird in my terms was a single GREY PARTRIDGE on the East side of Mill Lane. It was lying low in a recently harvested crop of what looked like sweet corn from last year. Picture not to good due to the heat haze but then it was a way off. It was also a good day as I managed a male LESSER WHITETHROAT  which was collecting food for young and kept returning to the nest site. Other birds of interest were a SONG THRUSH singing well. BLACKCAP 4, CHIFFCHAFF, WILLOW WARBLER 2, STOCK DOVE 1, KESTREL 1,        Cinnabar Moth..... 8 in all.

 

 

Home:  First thing this morning a single GARDEN WARBLER in the garden but only briefly when it flew South. Also the first fledged BLUE TIT and also male BLACKBIRD had his first bath, must have been very black.

Carlton Marsh:  Late call in after the locating of a BLUE WINGED TEAL. Caught the bird in good light as the sun was going down. But distant shot only, but a lifer for me if accepted bas wild. No ring as far as can be seen so as good as it gets really. Also a BARN OWL, MEADOW PIPIT, CETTI'S WARBLER and REED BUNTING showing well on scrape.

                                                     Not the best pic but a record shot.