Some wonderful wildlife goodies

On Sunday 16th May, a trip to Sotterley revealed a Frog in the water butt, couldn't find the Early Purple Orchids. At a mid Suffolk site, we parked up in the fortunately deserted car park and while Jenny read her book on a newly installed bench, I went hunting for Adders. We heard the brief snatch of the wonderful song of the Nightingale. The bramble bush, which had been a hotspot for Adders, had sadly been taken out and consequently no Adders seen, despite an extensive search As I walked along to the quarry part, 2 squawking Rooks alerted my attention to them mobbing a Red Kite, with some secondaries missing from its right wing. It spent sometime soaring around and then eventually flew south. A pale Small Copper seen flying around some gorse and settled once on the ground until dog walkers walked past. At another location, Jenny & I walked along a footpath and saw 2 Wood Larks feeding by a fence line on a grassy strip. At another location, viewed from the fence we scanned for Stone Curlews, couldn't see any. Suddenly a Buzzard flying over, got mobbed by a Carrion Crow and abruptly the loud "Curlee" "Curlee" calls calling from the dip in the field we couldn't see (staying strictly at the fence line) of Stone Curlew and 1 excellent Stone Curlew flew up vertically & suddenly like a Harrier jump jet briefly attacking the wandering Buteo and then dropped down again and out of sight. An incredible sight to witness!