Corton Logging Mill.

Walk round produced a single CHIFFCHAFF and a COMMON BUZZARD that put everything in the air. 1 GREEN WOODPECKER and about 20 CHAFFINCH in all. SKYLARK still flying south but only about 20 birds in all. ROBIN, LT TIT, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, WREN, DUNOCK and a single BRAMBLING over. I also put to flight a SPARROWHAWK that must have been post sitting and I also had a long view of a GREY WAGTAIL. The major surprise was a PEACOCK BUTTERFLY and also a COMMON DARTER.

Links Hill:    The BLACK HEADED GULL with colour ring was again  there J2TK and the MED GULL E861
 

North Dene's

Walk started through Flycatcher Alley and the only real bird of note was a single CHIFFCHAFF. A typical bird which was not calling and was also very secretive. Plenty of LONG TAILED TITS, BLUE and GREAT. Several BLACKBIRD and more ROBINS. However there seems to be less WRENS than normal with a count of 5. I also had 4 JAYS flying by although I saw more than this I expect they where flying up and down.
I did have a flock of 14 GREENFINCH and 2 flocks of STARLING of the sea. I CORMORANT and around 10 MEADOW PIPIT. The other bird of interest was a WHEATEAR which seems to have been a British bird by its stance.
I also had a JAY over the house today which I hope was not the Hoopoe from down the road.

Female GREENFINCH feeding on the rape

Somerlyton

Walk through from the railway station and out on to the fields and return.
 
On arrival saw 2 COMMON BUZZARD and again found the same pair hanging around a cottage in the back fields near Wicker Well. This area is not watched but produced  a 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER and several MALLARD and a large group of LONG TAILED TITS, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, GOLDCREST and a single COAL TIT near the railway line. I also had 7 JAYS. I also had 3 very late calling CETTI'S WARBLERS.

Beginning of the month

Yesterday 1 mile from above

  

Yesterday flying with above.

 Peregrine on Silo Lowestoft Harbour

 

Sea Palling

Birds coming in of sea were all STARLING with 7 CORMORANT flying offshore and 9 BRENT GEESE. It was good however to see the bull seals trying it on with the misses. I had one field with about 80 LAPWING and another with 5 CURLEW. The best bird of all day was BRAMBLING in a tree near Hickling. In all there was three birds but views were scant due in main to much cover in the trees. The only other bird of any note was female MARSH HARRIER. mind you I did like the PHEASANTS fighting or is that peasants.

Ness Point.

The weather held for some of the day but wind direction is still not at all favourable. But we make do. Best bird was undoubtedly a BLACK THROATED DIVER which for a change flew close in and gave a very good view. All diagnostics good with under wing and auxiliaries. Head was being held higher than with RTD. and the legs did not protrude as long as they would on the GND. The face was a mask but only slightly so with all these and its very dark appearance I am in no doubt as it's id. This bird was flying south and picked it up early before it even got to the yellow buoys. It was about half way between them so not bad. The other bird of any significance was just the opposite. It was a serious bird being a Shear but which one is am absolute ponderable as it was to far out and no real true id at all. The best you can say was that it was very close to the water and was not an immature Gannet. It was bow winged and a zig zaged or is that zag ziged across the sea and never lifted at all. It was a tad smaller than a gannet but other than that in the words of Tom Hanks, I have nothing to say.

 One PURPLE SAND and 3 MED GULLS feeding off shore. Two pairs of AUK again supposed RAZOR. I also had what I can only describe as wags flying south and one ROCK PIPIT calling.

Walberswick, Suffolk.

Just a short time at Lodge Lane brought out two traditional COMMON BUZZARD one was really being given a hard time in the air by CROWS. I also had a lovely MISTLE THRUSH as you can see below. But also a single CURLEW with some white on the wing. This bird seemed large for a curlew but I think it was because it was far a way and on the top of a rise. I also had a pair of LAPWING and 23 MEADOW PIPIT. 1 PIED WAG and 1 SPARROWHAWK.

 Do you like my own Hedgehog. I think I have made a home for Nature.

Caister, Norfolk.

Caister: 

Best bird was undoubtedly a lovely ARCTIC SKUA. This was a pale phase bird and gave a lovely view as it worked its way North for over 5 minuets. It was in no hurray but had obviously been blown down the coast and was making its way up again in the lee of the coast.
The other bird of real note was a single bird on its own at the end of the prom at Caister. It was content to site there but was only interested in giving me his back. So the pic is a surprise.

Snow Bunting