EAGLE-EYED snappers have been at their brilliant best again this week - sharing not one but two stunning pictures of rarely-spotted birds.

Susi Jefford spotted a kingfisher during a walk through Colchester’s Lower Castle Park. Ant Niles, meanwhile, saw red kites flying overhead in Brightlingsea.

“There are now two pairs here and, fingers crossed, the numbers will rise,” he said.

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