Corton New Sewage Works.

Bright with light South West breeze:

Corton New Sewage Works: Best bird for the day was a single calling fresh CHIFFCHAFF only one but then at the end of the walk I had an odd calling bird. It was moving through fast and reasonably high in front of me and on my left. It kept on going feeding on the way but not still. I kept in touch with it for three minuets only to loose it as it kept bon going through the birch. I managed to get my bins on three times and it confirmed my hearing as I consi9dered even without seeing as being a SIB CHIFF. When I did gain a fix it was a very dull bland brown. With no wing pattern and just the call to give it away. Single call sounding like were it was at "Sewarr"  no T on the end and more like an "are".

PIED WAG, 6 SKYLARK, LONG TAILED TIT, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, CHAFFINCH, ROBIN, WREN 4, 5 GREENFINCH,CARRION CROW, STARLING.

Links Hill: Several BLACK HEADED GULL and one with metal ring. ST19337 see what this brings. 2 GREENFINCH.  

First Coma Butt for the year and also a Small Tort as well as a few large Bumble Bee.

    

Norwich, Catton.

Really mild day and insects more than birds in the air.

Caught a glimpse of my first for year in the shape of a YELLOW BRIMSTONE and an odd looking BEE FLY, if any one has any idea of id I would be interested. It was very aggressive and chasing bumble bees all the time. BLACKBIRDS singing and three LONG TAILED TITS in Angel Park. DUNNOCK, WREN, ROBIN, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, GOLDCREST, and a fly over SPARROW HAWK.

North Dene's, Lowestoft.

Bright with breeze from the North West.

Oval:    Best bird here and about the only one was a GREEN WOODPECKER feeding on the ground in the far corner.
North Dene's:  Best bird here was a pair of LINNET which flew in and of as soon as. Also five GREENFINCH, two CHAFFINCH and a pair of LONG TAILED TIT that seemed to be nest building. Also BLUE TIT and WREN as well as DUNNOCK singing well everywhere. Only on MED GULL feeding in short grass. Also a single REDWING flew North through the trees along the cliff.
North Wall:  Only seven TURNSTONE

 

and two CORMORANT.

Oulton Broad,

Overcast and a tad warm.

At bird club last evening conversation was that GOOSANDERS were still at Oulton Broad so though I had better get them on the list. So a record shot as they are well off but at least they were there. Also 7 TURNSTONE and 2 PIED WAGTAIL and 9 GREAT CRESTED GREBE. A scattering of gulls and the best one a BLACK HEADED GULL with a green ring. Not to forget the BARN OWL sitting in a tree near Knights Creek. A surprise was a pair of OYSTERCATCHER on North side of broad.

                       Record shot of four Goosander.            The white dot abo0ve reed bed is a Barn Owl?

Ness Point.

Good visibility but little to view.

Altogether there was five PURPLE SANDPIPERS and eleven TURNSTONE one of which came and gave me a smile, well one can only imagine. CORMORANT with only two heading North and four sitting on the groynes. The only other thing of interest was a large bull seal that was heading North as well.

Carlton Marsh,

One of those odd days with Westerly wind and spring not arrived as yet.

Barnby: From a distance you could see four COMMON BUZZARD in the air and flock of duck.

Carlton Marsh:  A really lovely male MARSH HARRIER quartering the ground along the back track.
 Main track:  very little except for one very forlorn GREY HERON.
Scrape:  Two pairs of SHOVELORE and a single WIGEON. Plus one REDSHANK and a scattering of gulls. CARRION CROW and JACKDAWS very noisy and in the air. Three pairs of MAGPIE together and three REED BUNTING in flight as were five GOLDFINCH. I also had three CETTI'S WARBLER and two calling WATER RAIL. BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, flock of 22 STOCK DOVE and six calling separate SKYLARK with some viewable.

Camps Heath, Suffolk.

Inter day with just a short walk along track.


CAMPS HEATH:   Good to catch up with 3 TREECREEPER and a single GREY WAGTAIL. I also had three STOCK DOVE and four GREENFINCH. A single KESTREL sat on a horse box trying to get out of the wind coming off the marsh. There were several very noisy CARRION CROW, ROOOK and JACKDAW. Several ROBIN, WREN, and GREAT TIT with a scattering of BLUE TIT. Some CHAFFINCH sounding off but although calling well kept all well out of sight.