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Originally Posted by ellen h  Been out early(6.30-7am),saw the kestrel chicks in the nest site at Hadleigh castle.Looks like 3 of them ,1 of which seems a bit older than the other 2,may fledge in the next week.
Walked further along country park sighted 7 shelducks,1 heron flying overhead.Watched a small flock of coaltits flitting around in the bushes,heard skylark,wren,blackbird and a blackcap.
Cuckoo surprised me again by flying overhead very low,it alighted in a tree at the far end of the meadow.Too far away to try for a photo 
Finally a Fox trotted ahead of me on the track with a small Rabbit in its mouth!!
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Have just had distressing news.The bigger kestrel chick fell from the nest site this afternoon.Details are sketchy but apparently a concerned couple found it,and have taken it either to a sanctuary or vets so they can pass it on to one.As far as I know it wasnt injured.I dont know if there was any attempt to put it back-probably not as tower is quite high and there are the other chicks to consider.Would it have been likely that the parents would have abandoned the nest site if it had been interfered with this way?