Pathways,

Took a walk down the new path on the West side of the land. Give it a few years and it will be absolutely fantastic. First young Chiff of the year, one of three in lake corner. We sat on the new seat and watched the first RUDDY DARTER I have found on site. Also BLACK TAILED SKIMMER, GREEN EMERALD, also a seen but no photo of a fratilary butterfly.

Also WREN, SWALLOW 4, HOUSE MARTIN 1.

Pathways,

Regular call in with a box of bird books for a service user. To see his smile means I am his friend for life. It's just great to someone who has been identified with a care need able to enjoy the same things that I do. How great is that. He was even more impressed when I picked up on a RED KITE that flew through. Only one SWIFT and also the first LITTLE GREBE chick well fledged. 9 MOORHEN, and a SPARROWHAWK male again flew through.
Also a female COMMON DARTER and a mating pair of COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLIES.
Links Hill Car Park:   14 COMMON TERN on groynes with a loafing juv KITTYWAKE.

Ness Point, Lowestoft.

 A one hour call in saw a single COMMON TERN and two GANNET. Strong South winds called for the KITTYWAKES to fly hard. The adults were making there usual headway, but the young ones were starting to struggle. I also had just two TURNSTONE and 3 HOUSE SPARROW.

                                                              Juvenile Herring Gull.

Hen Reed Bed, Suffolk.

Had a HERRING GULL overnight as it had been hit by a car. It's wing was low, but by the morning it was normal. I opened the shed door and within minuets it was out. Came down the garden and took one look at me and turned round. It went to the pond and had a drink so I game him some bread and he fed well. Then went back in the shed. I then placed it in a box and freed it on the Bly.

Best bird was a female BULLFINCH which I saw as I left the reserve. With so many BLUE TIT young the car park was full of them. It was also good to get a good view of a COMMON TERN. About 7 BAR TAILED GODWIT, 30 GREY LAD GEESE, 9 LITTLE EGERET, 7 AVOCET, 50 REDSHANK, BEARDED TIT heard but not seen. Just one REED WARBLER and a single MOORHEN and 2 CORMORANT.

Worlingham Marsh.

Surprisingly this is the first time I have actually walked this track all the way through to the river Waveney. But well worth the saunter, as that's all I can do now. The days of long walks is gone I am afrais. But still able  to keep out there which is the main thing. 

Plenty of butterflies including many PEACOCK, RED ADMIRAL, COMMA 5, SMALL COPPER 7, MEADOW BROWN, The surprise was when I was sitting by the river I thought the angler on my left was pulling his float in, but I then realised it was a GRASS SNAKE swimming towards me. Never be surprised at nature. Also some young REED WARBLER with adult over the river. Higher up there where three COMMON BUZZARD circling high. BLACKBIRD 2 ROBIN, 2, WREN 2,

But best of all was the FOUR SPOTTED CHASER that stayed long enough to pic. Something I had never seen before was a dragonfly which had caught a PEACOCK BUTTERFLY.

Corton Old Sewage Works

Just the circular walk with very few birds, but insect life well above average. So many RINGLET butterflies I just gave up counting. But what with SMALL COPPER, SMALL SKIPPER, COMA, RED ADMIRAL, PEACOCK, MEADOW BROWN, LARGE WHITE, COMMON BLUE both male and female. Also a male SOUTHERN HAWKER in Corton Church yard.

Spratts Water, Carlton Marsh.

Seemed very few SEDGE WARBLERS about and only one REED WARBLER. Also picked up on another pair of STONECHAT. Also found a female REED BUNTING clinging well to a reed. Also a MARSH HARRIER flew low with the biggest inder carriage I have ever seen. Catch was at least a foot long. Also one COMMON BUZZARD  flew low over Spratts Water.