Sutton Bingham - Sun 29 May

Two visits today, a very brief and uneventful morning trip whilst Ellie was at choir was so unproductive I ended up popping home after just ten minutes and doing some chores!
However, a late afternoon visit with Ellie proved much more interesting as we headed for the meadow at the south of the reservoir. Despite a pretty strong wind and a fair amount of cloud when the sun did break through we were treated to a few butterflies on the wing. We soon picked out a good number of Common Blues as well as a couple of Small Tortoiseshells and our first Meadow Browns of the year.
We also noticed a few orchids, which I think are Spotted Orchids, but I'm not entirely sure.

On the bird front we coudl hear a Reed Warbler singing and a Reed Bunting was also in full song. At least four Grey Herons were present, one of which was seen in flight with a duckling in its beak! Opposite the hide an unexpected visitor in the form of a Little Egret was fishing, and three Mute Swans were on the water.