New Year, first day.

 After hearing that a LESSER YELLOWLEGS had been hanging around Southwold Levels behind the Harbour Inn. I had decided to leave a view of it until today to make sure I went out. After a struggle of fighting the car crowds I arrived at the gate to view and amazingly a car place was available. So a quick dive in only to find a birder from Great Yarmouth and about seven others. No one had seen it of recent so out with scope and all of us started a sweep. REDSHANK showing well, but soon out walked the LY. Put on a show for all of 3 minuets before it flew of after Peregrine flew through. This was a lifer for me so a good start to the year.

Also for the day: Blue Tit, Herring Gull, Starling, Feral Pigeon, Magpie, Dunnock, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Redshank, Mute Swan, Lapwing, Wigeon, Black headed Gull, Teal, Curlew, Mallard, Rook, Marsh Harrier, Stonechat, Pheasant, Jackdaw, Buzzard, House Sparrow, Cormorant.