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  1. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    No worries and I will get a copy via Amazon :t: Off out to check for any wind-blown vagrants!
  2. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Wow! That is a good start to the year - a really enviable list of species 4 of which would be County lifers for me! The book looks excellent and congratulations, is it available to purchase from any nature reserves/ book shops at all? If not I will order online. Pleasant dawn visit to...
  3. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Dove Step talk... Good eve Suffolk Birders, I am giving a talk to the Stowmarket Wildlife Trust Group on Wednesday night. All very welcome. Full details available here. Cheers,
  4. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Happy Christmas! Hi fellow Suffolk birders, A very happy Christmas one and all. Pleased to see this thread is just about limping along still! Lots of good birds in West Suffolk at present with Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl and Long-tailed Duck all seen during December. Looking forward to...
  5. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Felixstowe Area 8th August Hi fellow Suffolk birders, I trust everyone is tingling with excitement at the onset of autumn? I certainly am. Excellent day in the field on the Felixstowe peninsula yesterday. The attached Purple Heron was a pretty awe inspiring start! Thereafter Landguard was...
  6. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Phoenix... ? Hi fellow Suffolk birders, Is this thread undergoing a Phoenix from the ashes moment? It would be timely with two county megas at large; Little Bittern and Collard Pratincole, both at Lakenheath. In addition there was a Black Stork in County airspace yesterday morning and we...
  7. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Golden O! Hi Stuarta, I live in Bury, albeit on the other side to the cricket ground. In answer to your questions I haven't seen or heard any Golden Oriole! I think I am correct in saying the cricket ground is proximate to Nowton Park, which would be a great spot for a passage Oriole! The...
  8. Jonny Rankin

    Wildlife heroes Dove Step for nature...

    On the 18th April 2015 a team of seven friends will embark on their second journey for Turtle Doves. Having covered the core UK breeding range of Turtle Dove through 300 miles of England in 2014, the team are now turning their attention to the Turtle Dove’s Afro-European migratory route. This...
  9. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Minsmere and surrounds... Great day out at Minsmere and surrounds today. Started with Woodlark and went on to include 2 red-head Smew, 3 Spoonbill, Ruff, Stonechat and tens of Red-throated Diver! One of the Spoonbill was a dutch-colour ringed bird. Ringed as a nestling last year and since seen...
  10. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Awesome birds! I recall an aberrant black-billed Bewick a few years ago which looked a bit like one of these. It was with the Fenland wild swan herd and spent some time near the fields at Lakenheath. I don't have Birdguides subscription any more but pretty sure it was on there. Anyway, back...
  11. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    That sounds like an epic day out :t: Will be in the field Sunday and hoping for some goodies. Till then I have my ear on every tit flock in Needham Market - no YBW so far!
  12. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Cavenham Heath NNR Hi Dave, The location is sensitive in that it's a NNR with a number of Breckland specials but the pre-migration Stone Curlew build up is well publicised online, indeed Natural England advertise it as a seasonal highlight on the Cavenham Heath NNR website. There has been...
  13. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Direct link > HERE < Crippling shot with extremely visible boa! Cheers, Jonny
  14. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    ... and beautiful pictures! Love the one where it has prey in its mouth. Is that a Hummingbird Hawk-moth? Or a large bee sp? Cheers, Jonny:t:
  15. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    I think it may have been over the Suffolk Water Park, Bramford 1999? Haven't got access to my bird reports / Birdguides. Others way know... ?
  16. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Blimey! Awesome :t: Are they likely to be published anywhere online? On the bins site it was poss. Pallid over Minsmere but listed as Monty's by the time it got to Thorpness? Awesome bird/ record. Wonder if it ties in with the last sighting of the Blakeney Point bird? Cheers, Jonny
  17. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Red-backed Shrike - Landguard Hi all, Caught up with the soggy Red-backed Shrike at Landguard this morning. I think its a first winter bird? Attached a couple of record shots attached and much better ones on the Bins site. Cheers, Jonny
  18. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    I didn't! Other friends were surprised at that too. I do have a good excuse - I was in Australia! Got some worthy compensation whilst there though :t: Cheers, Jonny
  19. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Cormorant 'CSR' Hi again, Possibly of interest to some - darvic ringed Cormorant 'CSR' has been knocking about Livermere this year. I just got the history of the bird through and it was ringed at Abberton Res, Essex in May of last year, spent August at Frampton Marsh, Lincs and arrived at...
  20. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Top weekend! Great to see this Suffolk thread getting active :t: Like Sean and Wolfie I started Saturday pre-dawn at Landguard before moving round to Shingle Street. Whilst I've seen many excellent birds at Landguard over the years Saturday was definitely the most exciting visit and the...
  21. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Suffolk Pelagic Yes, please count me in on the pelagic too! I'd love that :t: I was away when the sea watch spectacular kicked off! Despite 8 years in Suffolk I've never hit in right yet... ... winds go east Weds and into Thursday so I am going to try my luck at Landguard pre-work. At least...
  22. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Spotted Crake and Black-winged Stilts... Hi Suffolk Birders, Was fortunate enough to find a singing Spotted Crake at Lakenheath Fen RSPB this Spring. Owing to the location wider release of the news wasn't possible at the time. But please enjoy this recording I made. With the Black-winged...
  23. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    I haven't seen many eagles in Suffolk - I've seen even less vultures! But this is defo. worthy of a sign :t:
  24. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Likewise - just myself and the hound watching from Marsh Lane yesterday lunchtime :t: Good supporting cast too with male Marsh Harrier hunting fields towards Falkenham, Cuckoo overhead and Common Terns hunting along the Fleet. Great spot to bird. Cheers, Jonny
  25. Jonny Rankin

    Suffolk Birding

    Purple Patch! Hi fellow Suffolk birders, Just a quick note to hopefully re-boot this thread ;) What a flippin awesome week! I've had no fewer than 3 Suffolk lifers with Rosefinch and Greenish Warbler after work on Tuesday and Montagu's Harrier on lunch today! Photos of all except the...
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