Eleonora's & Red- foot plus 'worthy" bonus of Marsh frog

On Sunday 29th May, I had arranged to go with John H & Tony S for GRW at Snettisham, but the twitchable Eleonora's had changed things and John & Tony picked me up at half past midnight and just after 4 we were at Worth Marsh, taking the country lane to a field where there were already 6 cars, we walked up the track for about 3/4 of a mile hearing the very audible Marsh Frogs along the way. From a gate overlooking hedgerow in bushes at the very back at 4.30am, 2 Welsh borders thought they had the bird and yes it was the incredible 1st summer male Eleonora's Falcon, which sat there larger and more elongated than Peregrine with dark black back and white the brownish belly, I watched it for a few minutes before it suddenly took to flight, it showed a distinctive and fantastic slow languid almost Nightjar-like flight as it flew towards us and then directly over our heads and just 10 foot above us and it flew behind the great wood and then I saw it flying very low above a field flying over to right where I lost it to view at 4.45am and not seen again by us. Despite 3 and half hours of waiting we didn't see it again. Too quick and poor light and too distant when perched for any pics, story of this year really! We saw a Cuckoo fly into the wood, plus 2 Red Kites and walking around to the river wall, we caught up with JP again and saw distantly but briefly the fine very white-headed female Red- footed Falcon. Always a pleasure to see, but again after a few minutes it disappeared from view! Whilst walking back, a Great White Egret seen in a field, Avocets on the marsh and a brief close Redshank through the hedge. I could hear more Marsh frogs, again very audible I was about to get picture when the tripod and telescope toppled into the dyke. I managed to retrieve before it got emersed and only the fabric was fortunately, but the formerly posing Marsh Frog in the middle of the dtke beautifully lit by the sun had now long gone, it showed an orange stripe down the middle of its green back! LIBRARY PIC