Cuckoo!

 male cuckoo, Whixall Moss

juvenile moorhen, Montgomery

Recommend this small nature reserve with a fantastic hide. Lots of odonata! I parked at the lovely Canal Central Cafe  , then walked half an hour down the canal, seeing and hearing many birds. This is a flat, easy walk and the cafe is wheelchair-accessible.

male (top) and female (bottom) Beautiful Demoiselles

drinker moth caterpillar

ragged robin

kestrel

cuckoo again, with the characteristic wing position

below, various White Lion Meadow water voles

merry family of starlings