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Suffolk Birding (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter matt green
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Thrashed between Pontins Pakefield and Kensington Gardens south of Lowestoft.
Five Med Gulls including one on the Boating Lake at K Gardens. I had hoped to see the Yellow-browed Warbler found yesterday but the council were cutting down the Tamarisks where the bird was found! Otherwise dead as Westerlies normally provide.
Five Med Gulls including one on the Boating Lake at K Gardens. I had hoped to see the Yellow-browed Warbler found yesterday but the council were cutting down the Tamarisks where the bird was found! Otherwise dead as Westerlies normally provide.
Oulton Broad today. Loads of 1st, 2nd and ad win Laridae. Really grilled the area for Ring necked Ducks. Typically nothing. So far very poor for wintering Wildfowl. The American Wood Duck is now in full Drake Plumage. The much quieter Leathe's Ham produced some fine Wigeon and more variously aged Laridae.
Walked the Linear Park for the Sibe Chiffchaff, saw it and a couple of normal birds.
One of those days when it was too warm for a thick coat but too cold without it.
Walked the Linear Park for the Sibe Chiffchaff, saw it and a couple of normal birds.
One of those days when it was too warm for a thick coat but too cold without it.
NoSpringChicken
Well-known member
I walked to Ness Point at Lowestoft this afternoon and spent half an hour watching three Purple Sandpipers and ten immaculate Turnstones on the rocks in front of Birds Eye. It's the closest view I have had of Purple Sands and they are great looking birds. Unfortunately I hadn't taken my camera as there was talk of rain later. I was kicking myself as it was dry all afternoon. No signs of anything interesting in the Tamarisk bushes though, or anywhere else, come to that.
Ron
Ron
Jonny Rankin
Formerly Jonny Crossbill
Premium days birding at Lackford - Jack Snipe is back in its favored location.
Nuthatch; was the first I've seen on the reserve and the first reported in a good while I believe.
Also on site Goldeneye, Wigeon, Siskin and Goldcrest. Then in fields just opposite the entrance from the main road a huge flock of Golden Plover, with Lapwings, Red-Legged Partridge and a couple of Egyptian Geese!
There is also a Merlin reported this week.
I LOVES THE LACKFORD LAKES!
Nuthatch; was the first I've seen on the reserve and the first reported in a good while I believe.
Also on site Goldeneye, Wigeon, Siskin and Goldcrest. Then in fields just opposite the entrance from the main road a huge flock of Golden Plover, with Lapwings, Red-Legged Partridge and a couple of Egyptian Geese!
There is also a Merlin reported this week.
I LOVES THE LACKFORD LAKES!
Jonny Rankin
Formerly Jonny Crossbill
Dawn raid on Lackford this morning - was insanely cold!
Tempreture aside, the whole sailing lake was covered in Gulls - couldnt belive it! Mostly Black-Heads, but also Lesser Black-Backed and a couple Greater Black-Backed for good measure! Was proper spectacle - could here the gulls from Lackford village - whole sky was full of Gulls! Although I didnt pick out anything different - defo be worth checkin over winter...
Gulls aside more Goldeneye than last week plus 3 Pintail and few Snipe knocking about... no sign of last weeks Jack tho.
Off to coast 2moz - hopefully be sum goodies about!:t:
Tempreture aside, the whole sailing lake was covered in Gulls - couldnt belive it! Mostly Black-Heads, but also Lesser Black-Backed and a couple Greater Black-Backed for good measure! Was proper spectacle - could here the gulls from Lackford village - whole sky was full of Gulls! Although I didnt pick out anything different - defo be worth checkin over winter...
Gulls aside more Goldeneye than last week plus 3 Pintail and few Snipe knocking about... no sign of last weeks Jack tho.
Off to coast 2moz - hopefully be sum goodies about!:t:
Jonny Rankin
Formerly Jonny Crossbill
SWEET!
I always thought Woodcock be about - never seen one yet tho. Was there much else about later on?
Was Merlin reported last week... but aint heard owt since.
simon
Well-known member
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
Jonny Rankin
Formerly Jonny Crossbill
Ah rite, encouraging it could still be about - would love to see Merlin locally, not seen em in time.
Was also pics of Whoopers that dropped in posted by the sighting board - all sorts passes thru & I am timing me self perfectly to miss it!
Cheers.
Was also pics of Whoopers that dropped in posted by the sighting board - all sorts passes thru & I am timing me self perfectly to miss it!
Cheers.
AJC
Active member
Re GG Shrike
Hi Jim. Suffolk Birding website has it in the poplars on the reserve. May pop over tomorrow to take a look, then again may well do Cley through to Titchwell, Grey Phal's etc...depends on the weather
Al
Hi Jim. Suffolk Birding website has it in the poplars on the reserve. May pop over tomorrow to take a look, then again may well do Cley through to Titchwell, Grey Phal's etc...depends on the weather
Al
AJC
Active member
steve wiltshire
Member
Great grey shrike present at Lakenheath Fen 17 November. Then turned up again 23 November, it is still present at 2.00pm today. In poplars around the reserve carpark or often along bushes along the riverbank.
simon
Well-known member
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
Jonny Rankin
Formerly Jonny Crossbill
Better Numbers Sunday - but they wasn't really 'swarming' coming in groups of a hundred or so & dropping in.
Still impressive tho :t:
