Birdline East Anglia bird news for Suffolk for October 2007 by Robin Chittenden There was a bountiful bag of migrants from the east to East Anglia this autumn. A few were seen in Suffolk. There were Pallas's Warblers at Thorpeness 21st, Landguard NR 22nd, Bawdsey 23rd-25th and Eastern Bavents 30th. A Barred Warbler was Thorpeness 3rd and up to two Red-breasted Flycatchers were at Landguard NR 2nd-3rd. There was a Great Grey Shrike at Seafield Bay 7th. A Lesser Yellowlegs turned up at Minsmere RSPB 30th onwards. A juvenile Sabine's Gull was south of Shingle Street 26th-30th and was probably the same bird seen at Southwold Boating Lake 25th. The juvenile Marbled Duck remained at Normanston Park at Leathes Ham in Lowestoft until 8th. Great White Egrets up to two on and off were at Minsmere RSPB 17th-26th and one was seen in flight at Blythburgh 21st & 29th. Up to four Common Cranes remain at Lakenheath Fen RSPB. A few Rough-legged Buzzards arrived. One flew south over Dunwich to Thorpeness 23rd and headed south over Kessingland and was seen over Dunwich to Thorpeness 27th and one was at Tuddenham 29th. Late summer birds included two Arctic Tern at Languard 28th, a Woodlark over Landguard 27th Rare in the North Sea was a Minke Whale off Kessingland 13th Please view the draft bird report for East Anglia for November on the recent sightings page at www.birdline-eastanglia.co.uk Please register at harlequinpictures.co.uk for next newsletter with photographs taken in the last couple of months. Harlequin Wildlife Tours www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk t 01603 633326 e robin@harlequinpictures.co.uk harlequin pictures wildlife & landscape images by Robin Chittenden Please register for the occasional free photo email by clicking on 'lightbox' on the home page and then click on 'sign up here'. t 01603 633326 m 07941333970 e robin@harlequinpictures.co.uk www.harlequinpictures.co.uk Birdline East Anglia What's about? Simply call 09068 700 245 To listen to the UK rare bird news once you are connected to 09068 700 245 press the star button on your telephone followed by the one and then the four (*14). This will 'fast forward' you to today's UK rare bird news. For yesterday's UK rare bird news press *19 Please contact us with your sightings phone or text 07941333970 or e birdnews@birdnews.co.uk www.birdnews.co.uk & www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk Calls to 09068 numbers cost just 60p/min. Mobile phone rates may vary