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  1. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Nice find Jonny, Seems you had a good day around the Brecks. Surprised you weren't nursing a bad head thou
  2. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    You made the right decision apparently the Pendulines were reported yesterday morning, last report of 1 bird at 12 lunch time not reported since:C Reserve was heaving today all over it seems, i left about 12:30 and all the carparking bays were virtually full and thats on a monday and the kids...
  3. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Decided to have a trip to Island mere this morning and what a bad decision that turned out to be :C Set the alarm for 5 arriving at Island mere at 06:30 to find the hide 3/4 full! What the! time do you have to get there nowadays? Left the hide at 12, no sign of the pendulines only the briefest...
  4. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Couple of hours this morning at Lackford 4 bitterns on Plover lake and another reported from the charlton - Webster hide !! At least 6 tree sparrows around the feeders
  5. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Spent half the day down there yesterday and not a B sign of a B Bittern:C, Did have 3 female Goosanders and 2male + 1 female pintail though
  6. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Whereabouts did you get the Bittern? Hoping to spend a few hours there tomorrow, much else about?
  7. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Jonny, Check the events page for Stour estuary reserve on the RSPB web site http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/s/stourestuary/events.asp
  8. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Lackfords starling roost has been a reasonable 10000/15000 for the last few weeks but is seemingly nothing compared to Hen reedbeds which was on the news the other day with a reported 250,000 birds :eek!: not been there myself so can't confirm this
  9. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Well if he did at least it was with a smile on his face
  10. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Surprised you didn't come to the Deer rut Jonny, 4 stags roaring but 1 clearly the boss
  11. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Paul, To get to Livermere Lake park by the church and walk down the track between the two gate houses, The lake is approx 300yrds down the track so not a long yomp
  12. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    As far i am aware the reserve is open every day, it might be worth ringing the visitors centre on 01842 863400 to check,you can still walk the public footpath along the river bank to the popular plantations anyway
  13. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Thought you would be in Norfolk with the group jonny
  14. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Hi Jimbob Loompit lake grid ref TM 255377 is the lake close to Levington Marina. You Can walk there from Trimley Marshes or park at the Marina TM 247380.
  15. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Checked at 09:30 and again at 14:00 and still no sign, wonder whether anyone has checked livermere?
  16. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Green-winged Teal at Micklemere yesterday until 18:00, showing well about 150 yrds in front of hide, hopefully will be about for a few days
  17. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Pm sent jonny
  18. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Alan Coming from Diss you drive past Micklemere,its the flooded area on the A143/A1088 Junction, Grid ref TL937698. Parking is at Pakenham Water Mill under the large willow tree. Coming from Diss turn left off the A143 just past the second Ixworth roundabout.After the houses on the left you...
  19. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Steve the track down by the old pump house is a public right of way that is accessible from both the main rd and by driving past the Micklemere car park and taking the next left over the weak bridge then left again, If you drive slowly along the track the whitefronts are usually quite close and...
  20. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Paul i believe it is an area of woodland to the North West of Dunwich Forest put OS ref TM459651 into the get a map on the OS website http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
  21. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Yes you can walk from Levington marina to Trimley reserve around 3-4 km at a guess, plenty to see on the way with a good variety of habitats. As AJC says the Strand is the road to Shotley as it passes under the Orwell Bridge
  22. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Just checked some old records and the SEO's were first reported via pager last year on the 20th Dec, will try to get up there again today as weather is good, So much for the Fog that was forecast
  23. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Hi Steve, I did get a brief view of 1 SEO up Puttocks this afternoon before it was flushed by some Crows and disappeared behind a hedge and not seen again. Just checked my photo,s from last year and all were taken from mid January onwards so still plenty of time not to certain when they were...
  24. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Hi Was there last weekend and the roost has not arrived yet in any numbers, only around 100 or so birds last saturday,but still time will hopefully be there some time this weekend so if it has grown will repost
  25. simon

    Suffolk Birding

    Other than the Woodcock V quiet, Some discussion on a BOP that sat outside the Centre before i got there seems it was a possible a merlin but not definite depends who you spoke to
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