30th April 2025 - a small group of eight members visited Lackford Lakes, a nature reserve run by Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Originally a gravel pit alongside the River Lark, this site has been converted into many different habitats, including lakes, reedbed, woodland and heath, attracting a good variety of species.
We saw 41 species of bird and 6 different butterfly species, as well as a Large Red Damselfly and Muntjac. Highlights included nesting Black-headed Gull and Great Crested Grebe, and several duck species, including Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Shelduck and Coot. Around the lake were several wading species such as Great White Egret, Snipe and Oystercatcher, and a good number of warbler species were heard or seen, including Cetti's, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Reed, Sedge and Garden Warblers. A Nuthatch was seen on its usual log, and a somewhat distant Hobby was spotted catching insects high above the lake. A Cuckoo was heard, and at the end of the trip sought out a singing Nightingale, several of which are present on the reserve this year.
Of the butterflies, good numbers of Orange-tip were seen, as were Speckled Wood, and a Small Copper perched on a flag on the heath - first of the year. large Red Damselfly were also spotted.
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