Red-footed Falcon at Woodbridge

What could be better than to combine two of my core interests: birding and Ufology? Today Linda and I dodged the showers to spend a few hours at the end of the main runway at RAF Woodbridge, just a few yards from the famous East Gate (of Rendlesham Forest UFO fame!) In fact, thanks to the present owners, all our better photos were taken from the garden of legendary Folly House...

The target bird was a beautiful male Red-footed Falcon that ranged up and down along the runway lights, occasionally coming within thirty or so metres: unfortunately we had to shoot through a chain-link fence, so the images are not as crisp as they might have been. (Nice to spend an hour or two with ace 'togger John Richardson and his friends Debbie and Ken!)

Other 'goodies included numerous singing Woodlarks and a Stone Curlew. With fish and chips in Woodbridge and coffee at Snape Maltings it was a thoroughly enjoyable day out!