Leath's Ham.

Sat for sometime in the garden this morning and heard a BLACK REDSTART. Also a fly over KESTREL accompanied by 7 LINNET and GREENFICH. Both PEREGRINE about the silo.

As a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF had been in residence for a few days so a call was due. Watched for 10 minutes until lost to view. It did sing but very plaintive.

Sotterly Estate and Wrentham.

Reason to call in at Sotterly timber yard today, so while there I heard a NUTHATCH calling from across the road. Took a while to locate but even when I did my viewing time was short. But was able to make it my 100 on my species list for the year.
COMMON BUZZARD  had 8 separate birds also 1 MARSH TIT and a single GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 
Wrentham:  On the way through a RED KITE flew close in but could not relocate. A single JAY and COMMON BUZZARD.

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Pathways. Gunton Hall.

Call in for a short walk round, best bird a KINGFISHER who at one point sat just 20 feet away. But with first movement he was gone like a shot. The first time I have had a pair of COOT on the pool.
Gunton Hall : Best bird GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER and COAL TIT. Other counts all low.
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Breydon, South Wall.

Caught the tide right with waders heading up river. MARSH HARRIER 1 male, GREY HERON 2, LITTLE EGRET 2, MEADOW PIPIT 7, SKYLARK 5, LAPWING 2, REDSHANK, SHELLDUCK, STOCK DOVE 3, AVOCET 60, BLACK TAILED GODWIT 100+, OYSTERCATCHER 4.

Corton Logging Mill.

Well it's officially the first day of spring and with some warmth in the air all is right with the world. Chance would be okay. What with  a country that can't tell if it is in or out and the killing of innocent children in New Zealand there is nothing to add. Except shall not the Lord of all the world do right.

With spring comes YELLOW BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY 3 for the walk and 4 RED ADMIRALS.
CHIFFCHAFF 3, all singing. COMMON BUZZARD assumed one. Best was the calling frogs that sounded like a flock of geese.Species list 20.

                                       Chiffchaff with a view through it's beak, odd or what.

Ness Point, Lowestoft.

With a very strong wind from the South it was worth a look. But only 16 KITTIWAKE flying against the wind.

Herringfleet Marshes.

Thought I had better move myself and go and view the GREEN WINGED TEAL on the flooded marshes at Herringfleet. This bird was well off, but viewable. Associating with other TEAL and feeding well. Also 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 GREY HERON, 1 LAPWING, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 1 LITTLE EGERET.

Pathways

Placed 10 nest boxes here today in the wild. But a joy was the 3 SPARROWHAWKS which were sky diving. What with slow wing beats, climbing with turnout. But never seen flared under tail covets.