Leath's Ham

Soon picked up with CHIFCHAFF in the garden this morning two birds followed by one later in the day. Also 5 COMMON TERN at Links car park. At Leath's Ham a SCARCE MIGRANT HAWKER both male and female. Good photo also a SPECKLED WOOD dark phase and a hover fly SUN SEEKER with three strips. Photo to follow. Many roving L.T.Tit's with the occasional CHIF also had a LESSER WHITHROAT and a WHITETHROAT. 

Kessingland foreshore to sluice

Walk along here brought in several CORMORANT flying along just off shore with a seal putting in brief appearance  The best was a PEREGRINE that gave a stoop as it attacked prey not far from us. Jonathan managed a shot of it in its dive.  Several LINNET and a sigle BLACKBIRD with SWALLOWS about 20+ birds in all. We also watched a GREEN WOODPECKER on a telegraph pole making a short message. Then it flew to ground as it rooted about.
At home a several SWALLOWS flying north then south followed by a single SWIFT. I also managed this photo of a SCARCE HAWKER i believe. If you know any diffident then you know more than me. Which would not be difficult.

Ranworth Broad, Norfolk

Met up with an old friend this evening. Jamie and went for a short walk in the rain. Several SWALLOWS still evident and one was being chased by a HOBBY which in the wind was very exciting for me but not for the swallow.

North Denes, Lowestoft.

I didn't see this one in Lowestoft a WHITE-CRESTED-JAY-THRUSH. But if you would like to see it at Thrigby Hall you can. Sadly I did not see any Rothschild Mynah or (Bali Starling). Have they all gone now. The last thing I new was that they where considered extinct in the wild with only six places in captivity in Great Britain, perhaps that's why they are extinct in the wild.

Walked behind Oval today, very little about, just a pair of WHITETHROAT and several SWALLOWS also a single SWIFT. MEADOW PIPIT and a pair of COMMON TERN. Several TURNSTONE along foreshore.

Carlton Marsh

Spent a few hours with the team today from Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Very encouraging working with young people with learning difficulties. I think I was the one learning today as I would out how to tell the difference between a mayfly nymph and a damselfly nymph. Birds however where few and far between with SWALLOWS and a single KESTREL. I did however manage to see a KINGFISHER fly a dyke below center

Links Road, Lowestoft.

Pulled into car park and watched SANDWICH and COMMON TERN feeding young birds on the groynes. Several GANNET way offshore all flying south. A single WHEATEAR flew close by and settled on the beach. Also SWALLOWS and SANDMARTIN  above North Denes. I also caught a reasonable picture of a SANDLING with still summer plumage on its front bib.

Enough to drive you bats

Last night it was warm, so we spent the late evening in the garden. I caught a glimpse of a bat in the light and seeing that it had been several years since I had seen one outside here I made a special point  of taking a good look this evening. Best view was it chasing a moth around the street light at the back of the house. I have no idea of the species, but it was about 8 inches across. Only to find that I had another one put in a brief appearance which was larger with a wing span I should imagine of about 1 foot. Could it have been a Common Noctual bat? Not bad considering.