Notes on birds/wildlife from a nature enthusiast & photographer (copyright Peter Ransome)
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Woodchat, Iberian & other goodies
On Saturday 2nd May, I was waiting for news on the tawny Pipit at Landguard but as usual it had done a weekend bunk, so another one I have missed out on (that and Lesser yellowlegs also didn't stay for the weenend either). However, news on a Woodchat at Dunwich, as soon as the location was pinned down (200 yards east of the toilet blocks) and it said was showing well I thought I better take the big lens, I decided to park at Dunwich Heath car park, as I can't carry the lens very far these days. I looked on the website where the charge was £4.90 and it would take cash or card so I parked up and got a shock when it said £6 and cash only, I only had £5 in coins only. So I had to change some notes and the walk west of the toliet block where I saw Matthew D. walking back he siad it was still there but distant. I reached a small group of people looking south and easily picked the bird up perched on a gorse bush just left of an obvious Pine. It was a textbook example being
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