Had a mooch around the large pool west of Moat Lane at lunch.

Stunning views of a juvenile Cuckoo - the bird flew right past me and landed in the top of a low-growing Hawthorne bush nearby. I watched for 5 mins or so as it tried to beat to death a large, fat, bright green caterpillar! The Cuckoo eventually dropped the caterpillar (which was still wriggling) and disappeared in the undergrowth.

Also present:

4 Buzzards soaring together over the pool
1 Kestrel
4 Herons (3 juveniles)
1 Cormorant
1 Whitethroat
1 Willow Warbler
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Linnets
66 Canada Geese
3 Moorhens
18 Coots
1 Great Crested Grebe
5 Sand Martins