After being stuck indoors all day doing chores, Ellie and I popped up to the reservoir for an hour before dinner. As has been the case over the past few weeks it was pretty quiet, though the Little Egret was again present at the extreme southern end of the reservoir.
A few butterflies were doing their best to catch the last few rays of sunshine and we saw a couple of Meadow Browns, a single Speckled Wood, and three or so Common Blues.
The highlight of the day however was a Cuckoo that flew over our heads as we stood outside the hide. It then landed in a nearby tree and started calling. This was the first Cuckoo I had seen at Sutton Bingham for years!
The final surprise of the day came in the form of an Arctic Tern which was feeding over the reservoir and was viewable from the northern causeway.
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