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    Suffolk Birding

    Yellowhammer?
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    Suffolk Birding

    Sounds a good day,terrapin sounds a bit worrying!!! Hope that Heron sticks til Bank Holiday would be a lifer for me and can't get up til then!! cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    Lakenheath is a good prospect even if you don't see pratincole and little bittern you have still got crane ,hobby, bittern ,beardie etc etc cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    Well that's the best pic of the Shrike i've seen so far is it still about? Me scope is with the good people at Swarovaski Optik hopefully i will have a diagnosis soon.
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    Suffolk Birding

    Thanks for that, nice to bump into you today, did you track our shrike down. cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    yes i am confused:) the one that was down here(Sussex) a couple of years ago gave great close views and was pretty obvious when seen the long flat wings, constant long hovering etc,the shape and jizz were completely different from the many common buzzards in the area including one with a white...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Cheers for that, why is it a presumed rough legged buzzard have the views not been great?
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    Suffolk Birding

    Hi guys does anyone know if the White-fronted geese are back at North Warren yet i'm back in the county Sunday and need em for me year list. cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    A good haul Jonny,we've had similar down here in sussex. didn't you get last years Lesser Grey Shrike near sizewell even i got that one! cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    thanks for that might have a try on Wednesday then
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    Suffolk Birding

    hi everyone the dusky warbler at oulton marshes,is it near the carpark and showing regularly or is it elusive and miles to walk if i go will probably only have an hour or so on site so want to know if it's worth the effort I've never seen one but other commitments mean i will be restricted any...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Good Stuff Jonny don't know what the record is for greenshanks but i had one memorable walk along the stour from cattawade to flatford and there seemed to be small groups of Greenshanks every 10 yards not one flock but along the length of the walk i should think there were well over 40 all...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Quick pop back A quick return to the county on sunday was very successful got to Lakenheath fen for 5.30 AM, the early start paid off cracking views of 2 lifers Savi,s Warbler and the Red-footed falcon,thanks for staying!!, also 2 Groppers actuallly seen! Cracking views of Bittern,Beardie and...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Must admit miss the Suffolk birding but your right Sussex is pretty good some excellent seawatching which i'm getting into and a fair selection of rarities! most of which i dip! As i did in Suffolk:) Though I have had Pallid Harrier, Bonaparte's Gull and Rough-legged Buzzard among other things...
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    Suffolk Birding

    Nice pics Jonny it's at times like this i wished i hadn't moved to Sussex!!!
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    Suffolk Birding

    i generally find the best place for beardies is the north wall,although i've seen them regularly at island mere and they can pop up anywhere in the reedbeds,i'm not sure this year but there is sometimes a trail through the reedbed with grit trays which attracts them. a walk around westleton...
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    Suffolk Birding

    nice walk round landguard mid morning highlights were a pied flycatcher on the wire in front of the obs, a couple of wheatears and a whinchat on the common and a lovely adult med gull in winter plumage, also loads of linnets,gold and greenfinches and a very impressive flock of starlings!
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    Suffolk Birding

    Had a large number of gulls over work today,farthing road ind est ipswich, easily 100plus presumably feeding on flying ants?? Most were either the local Lesser black-back and herring gull population but there were large numbers of black-headed gulls and i'm pretty sure at least 4 little gulls...
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    Suffolk Birding

    great views of a short-earred owl on raydon airfield (near hadleigh) this morning on the way to work cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    it certainly is interesting i've seen three different big falcons now the abberton bird,a very large hybrid that was on the sugar beet towers at sprouton for a couple of months last winter and a large white gyr with jesse's attached that flew over my work a couple of years ago i was hoping the...
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    Suffolk Birding

    hi viv thanks for that hope you get to see it,was a cracking looking thing i certainly saw no jesses or tags and thats pretty much the first thing i look for when i see a large falcon,so heres hoping it's genuine though dont know what chance there is of it being accepted cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    i saw the saker falcon at abberton reservoir a couple of weeks ago and i see it was reported there again a couple of days ago presuming it's the one from mersea is there any news on it's origin cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    bad luck viv hope it stays very glad it stayed til today and i was able to get over and see it cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    nice hour at cattawade this evening one whimbrel a green sandpiper and a couple of greenshank on the river and 2 yellow wagtails on the flash next to the red barn but the highlight was barn owl hunting along the sea defence wall right in front of me and a cracking sunset cheers
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    Suffolk Birding

    there were two beautiful summer plumage spotted redshanks on the flash near the red barn at cattawade last night along with a large flock of equally smart looking black tailed godwits and at least 10 greenshanks there were also a lot of greenshanks along the river itself nearly out numbering the...
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