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Another shot of 1 of 4 superb Red- footed Falcons seen roosting at Carlton Marshes, Lowestoft, Suffolk (1 ad male, 1 imm male & 2 females) this evening, including this immature male, which was very close to the path

Adult female Red- footed Falcon at Carlton marshes, Lowestoft, Suffolk this evening (great to see 5 Red- footed Falcons at roost again)

Delighted to find this adult female Red- footed Falcon yesterday evening on Oulton Marshes- Fisher Row, (BOC) shot taken with my Nikon camera- technical problems meant I couldn't post the pic yesterday

Breaking news!The government has just voted against the same swift brick amendment they voted for 2 years ago. We can only save our swifts if we all act. Email your MP. Ask them to sign edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti… MEET your MP. Tell them how much this matters or we’ll lose them

Female Black-tailed Skimmer on the garden wall yesterday Parkhill, North Lowestoft, Suffolk, I think an immature female given only a third of the eye is brown

Another shot of the imm female Black- tailed Skimmer on our North Lowestoft, Suffolk, garden wall yesterday morning

Burnt Tip Orchids seen at a fantastic reserve, last weekend, in the Chilterns last weekend, around 42 seen with Fragrant Orchids, Spotted Orchids, Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers, Lapwing & Red Kites too

White Helleborines, 5 seen (4 in flower) I found in a wood in the Chilterns last weekend

I feel very privileged to witness the flowering of 14 flowers currently on our Bee Orchids at work, which I have caged and watered over this very dry spring, here is the reward!

Greenish Warbler in 'mid- hop' at Ness Point, Lowestoft this afternoon, many thanks to Andrew Easton for the brilliant find & getting the news out so quickly

The Black Stork at RSPB Boyton Marshes, Suffolk dyke recently

The Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk Greenish Warbler again showed well at times this morning

Another one of the Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk Greenish Warbler which showed well in a bush for a couple of minutes at 10am