Peter Ransome

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I also found these White Helleborines in a nearby wood in the Chilterns- 5 seen in total

Delighted to see these Burnt Tip Orchids in the Chilterns last weekend, my first having missed them in Wiltshire 12 years ago!

Fabulous David

Delighted to have 14 flowers on the Bee Orchids at my work place that I have caged and watered over this very dry spring, here is the reward!

Another one of the imm female Black-tailed Skimmer on our North Lowestoft, Suffolk, back garden wall yesterday afternoon

Immature female Black-tailed Skimmer on our North Lowestoft, Suffolk, back garden wall yesterday morning (a little brown on the eye so assume imm female)

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Delighted to find this adult female Red-footed Falcon at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk yesterday evening, technical problems meant I couldn't post this BOC shot until today

The adult female Red- footed Falcon at Carlton Marshes, Lowestoft, Suffolk this evening, great to see 5 Red- footed Falcons at loose again & nice to met up with so many people all enjoying this experience

Another shot of the extremely obliging immature male Red- footed Falcon at Carlton Marshes SWT, Lowestoft, Suffolk this evening.

Absolutely delighted to finally see an extremely obliging (rather than distant) immature male Red- footed Falcon at SWT Carlton Marshes , Lowestoft, Suffolk, this evening. 1 of 4 seen (the remaining trio: an adult male and 2 females also seen roosting in trees further back on the island)

Delighted to see this Purple Heron at Carlton Marshes SWT, Lowestoft, Suffolk, this evening glad it flew back!

Nice example of Bracket Fungus at Westleton Heath, Suffolk, today

Glad to see this Small Copper butterfly at Westleton Heath, Suffolk this am

Comma butterfly at Westleton Heath, Suffolk, 1 of 2 seen this morning

Speckled Wood butterfly at Westleton Heath, Suffolk, this morning, 1 of at least 3 seen.

Yes, sorry I haven't been able to read it! It was very showy

Final one of the ringed showy male Blackcap early am today at Corton Old Sewage Works, Suffolk

Male Linnet in the Corton Old Sewage Works compound, Suffolk, early am today

Another one of the ringed male Blackcap at Corton Old Sewage Works, Suffolk early am

Male Blackcap at Corton Old Sewage Works early am, Suffolk, a real showy songster, nearby the Hoopoe was about too (but didn't as usual pose for the camera for me!)

Comma Butterfly (my first of this year) seen on the track by Corton Old Sewage works, Lowestoft, Suffolk this afternoon, 2 Chiff-Chaffs also seen here

Dark-bordered Bee Fly in our Parkhill, North Lowestoft, Suffolk garden yesterday where we also saw Chiff-Chaff

Goldfinch, 1 of several seen at Corton St. Bartholomew's Church, nr Lowestoft, Suffolk, today (always a joy to see & hear these lovely birds)

Purple Sandpiper, 1 of 6, seen on rocks at Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk today

3 Muntjac Deer seen today a pair at Lowestoft North Denes Net Posts bramble bush & a singleton at Corton St.Bartholomew's Churchyard, Suffolk, today (this is partly why we have to cage our Orchids as they have a taste for them!)

Stonechat at Lowestoft North Denes Net Posts, Lowestoft, Suffolk today

Male Black Redstarts (4 + 1 female) the quintet seen at Lowestoft North Denes Net Posts, Suffolk today

Female Black Redstart at Lowestoft North Denes Net Posts, Lowestoft, Suffolk today