Walk through with the sound of GREEN WOODPECKER calling followed by the mewing of a COMMON BUZZARD. This bird hung about throughout the visit but on arrival it was being mobbed by 3 HOBBY and a KESTREL as well as a pair of CROWS. Walking through the wood to the marsh to the sound of at least 2 GOLDCREST. Walk along the track beside the dyke brought in a surprise for a CHINESE WATER DEER which we caught sight of in the next field. It was running towards a gate and then turned towards us and headed across coming through the fence 50ft from and totally unaware of our presence. It started to walk towards us in the reed until at 6 feet it caught sight of us and just leapt in the air and landed with a splash in the dyke and could be heard swimming for it before bounding of.
As we approached Herringfleet windmill I caught site of HOBBY again hunting over the area. Again three birds. Two MEADOW PIPIT over and one REED BUNTING, but you could also hear BEARDED TIT alongside the Waveney. A RUFF was pool walking and was an obvious young bird. There must be 50 ferral GREY LAG GEESE with a flock of nine TEAL in the air. Seven MUTE SWAN and only one LITTLE EGERET. But the sight of a KINGFISHER in flight is always a delight. Many COMMON DARTER, SOUTHEREN HAWKER 1 and at least 15 EMPEROR DRAGONFLIES.
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