We had a Cuckoo day today I heard about 3 and had great views of one of them. ( This is always a good sighting being as I'm a little bit Cuckoo myself )

I always think if I was to be reincarnated it would be great to come back as a male Cuckoo, all you have to do is have it off with the nearest female, she will dump the egg in another birds nest and theres no family ties, what a life.

Well we finally caught up with a couple of Chase birds today, Tree Pipit & Redstart. but still no sign of Wood Warbler & Pied Flycatcher.

Tree Pipit

We also several Stonechats

Stonechat

I had great views of a male Redstart I'd just got him perfectly in focus on my telescope, just putting my camera to the lens and a cyclist came past and flushed him, just my luck, hence I have no picture.

The Sherbrook valley was like the M1 this morning cyclists everywhere.

I did manage to get a picture of this Kestrel though near the Punch Bowl car park.

Kestrel