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Suffolk Birding
The other end is better for the grebes currently- park at the yacht club by the dam. -
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Suffolk Birding
Mr Eric Patrick located this one, so the nice work was his - and as a bonus feature there was a vivid running commentary! -
Suffolk Birding
Well that was nice- close in Leach's and 7ish each of Manx and Sooty from Southwold. Plus a good (multi-observer!) LT Skua. All heading north, as per usual in these parts the day after a blow. I was expecting lots of Bonxies but it seems they are still in northern part of North Sea eg count of... -
Suffolk Birding
Nicely done- I'm still recovering from the fit of exercise it triggered on Sunday- had just meandered Sizewell to Thorpeness thru the dunes in vain hope for a bunting funnily enough (Lapland would have been fine..) or exotic dragonfly, got some phone reception at Thorpeness caravan park and... -
Suffolk Birding
That's a very fine day! Wednesday felt like the day for Sooty Shearwater and LT Skua but I could manage neither off Southwold, except for one skua in the possible/interesting category. Lots of Arctics tho' and a really nice Pom that took a shot at a LB-b Gull. -
Suffolk Birding
Hello all- that's impressive on Greenshank. Cattawade seems for some reason to suit spring (10s) and the odd wintering Greenshank, with an autumn peak round the corner in Seafield Bay (20ish). But a quick look into the books shows Suffolk record totals of 50-100 from Havergate over the years. -
Suffolk Birding
Many thanks to you Lowestofters and Cortonites for today's shrikefest- others will no doubt have taken some proper pics, but here's two locals not quite looking in the right direction (unless they were looking at the R-bS of course..)! -
Suffolk Birding
congratulations on that - felt more like winter in south Suffolk today, topped off by an imm. Peregrine bombing through the breeding Lapwings where there should have been summery Hobbies prancing about -
Suffolk Birding
I don't know the ins and outs (ups and downs) of it, but there was a noticeable uptick in G C Grebe numbers on the Stour this wekeend- 50 in Holbrook Bay, 30+ in Seafield Bay. Might be unconnected of course. Highpoint of my spring this weekend: I nipped out early to try and get a Wheatear for... -
Suffolk Birding
plenty Bar-tails it seems- about 35 in the Seafield Bay roost today and I noticed a big (by Suffolk standards) count at Havergate last week of 130+ on the Deben too- see upthread I always think of them as being sandprobers and not suited to our filthy slimy black mud on the Essex borders, but... -
Suffolk Birding
still a bit of life in the patch down at Brantham- today first Shoveler of the year that I've noticed down there and one of two Greenshanks at Cattawade is RR-OW flag, which I gather bred successfully in Sutherland in 2012 and it's mate winters in Ireland there've been a lot of Skylarks too- I... -
Suffolk Birding
nice to see a little flurry of activity on this thread had a very fine local patch outing at Brantham yesterday- Cetti's, Kingfisher, Water Rail and 7 Bearded Tits including at least 2 spanking males in a bullrush choked ditch, Peregrine spooking Golden Plovers, new arrival of about 150... -
Suffolk Birding
Anyone know if the bird on the Stour has been seen on any of the RSPB barge trips lately? It would be nice to clinch three birds in the Ipswich/Shotley/Mistley triangle this winter: not unprecedented, but pretty d good. -
Suffolk Birding
it is reported off Collimer Point (Shotley) opposite the Lev marina this AM, so you might be in business the Lowestoft bird looked huge in the fog yesterday - truly a gorilla in the mist -
Suffolk Birding
well done with Hen Harrier at Iken - I spent an hour along Iken-Sudbourne -Ferry Lane etc. yesterday afternoon hoping to fluke one of them [or an SEO], without success in my case, consolation Waxwings only -
Suffolk Birding
never quite know what a cold snap will bring- nothing that looked like it had recently fled the continent at Cattawade today, but a lovely Greenshank tiptoe-ing its way amongst the icefloes -
Suffolk Birding
some clearer Chris Baines pics of the horizontal pale line posted on Surfbirds Britain and Ireland scarce today http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery12 -
Suffolk Birding
well persevered! it did look to have little more of contrasting pale horizontal line in low late light yesterday evening, compared to the coupla pics you have posted odd that- I guess lighting effects at work, but let's see what other views and pics reveal -
Suffolk Birding
wise words -although that Connaught Water bird you've linked too looks a bit odd to my eye, with a short looking vertical white stripe, greying out towards breast http://www.elbf.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails/2011/birdphotos2011f.htm I see the Alton bird still about- seen at dam end today if I have... -
Suffolk Birding
nice bit of south Suffolk birding this weekend without ever setting off out to go birding as such drake Smew at Alton yesterday afternoon on way into Ipswich to run an errand- was very flighty and I see the Abberton drake has been joined by another today: unprovable, but wouldn't be surprised... -
Suffolk Birding
anyone seen the GN Diver since Friday? I had a look for it on the rising tide at Freston on Saturday and no sign, but fantastic light -
Suffolk Birding
thanks for that: it could well be that Lanner [or another] certainly a very long, narrow winged beast and so the Gyr hybrid wasn't my first thought mixed feelings watching it- awesome flying display as it worked over the harriers, but would have been very nice for it to be a strapless Saker...