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LOWESTOFT
LOUNGE LIZARDS
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The breeding bird survey period for the BTO Atlas began on 1st April. A
Raven being mobbed by other Crows over St.Olaves on the 30th was
a surprise garden tick for one lucky observer. |
RED-THROATED
DIVER Gavia stellata
Kessingland - 1st (1 S), 21st (1 N), 29th (1 N).
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Gavia stellata
Single birds flew north past Kessingland on the 18th and 19th.
FULMAR Fulmarus glacialis
Kessingland - 1st (2 N), 2nd (1 N, 1 S), 3rd (3 1 S), 4th
(5 N), 6th (1 N), 7th (1 N), 8th (2 N), 9th (1 N), 10th (2 N), 11th (12
N, 2 S), 13th (1 N), 14th (3 N), 15th (4 N), 16th (31 N, 1 S), 17th (9
N, 3 S), 18th (8 N, 1 lingering), 20th (6 N), 21st (16 N), 22nd (10 N,
1 S), 23rd (36 N, 2 S), 24th (36 N, 1 S), 25th (19 N), 26th (28 N, 1 S),
28th (6 N), 30th (13 N, 1 S), 31st (5 N).
Ness Point - 1st (2 N, 4 S), 2nd (1 N, 1 S), 5th (4 N), 16th (11
N), 17th (4 N, 1 S), 25th (25 N, 2 S), 26th (16 N).
Lowestoft (at sea) - A total of 54 were counted during
a fishing trip one mile off Lowestoft on the 19th.
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Fulmar
- at sea off Lowestoft - May 2008 © Bill Hancock
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One
was seen heading south over the North Denes on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd and
went inland as far as the lighthouse before returning to the coast. Possibly
the same individual.
MANX SHEARWATER Puffinus puffinus
One flew north past Ness Point on the 1st.
Single birds flew north past Kessingland on the 24th, 26th, 28th and 30th.
GANNET Morus bassanus
Kessingland - 1st (1 S), 2nd (3 N), 7th (1 N), 9th
(1 N), 10th (2 N), 12th (4 N), 14th (8 N), 15th (8 N), 16th (3 N), 17th
(12 N), 18th (8 N), 19th (4 N), 20th (7 N, 8 S), 21st (8 N), 22nd (6 N),
23rd (3 N), 24th (3 N, 2 S), 26th (5 N), 27th (5 N, 10 S), 28th (15 N,
7 S), 29th (5 N), 30th (8 N, 2 S), 31st (2 N).
Ness Point - 1st (17 N, 10 S), 16th (1 N), 25th (2 N), 26th (3
N, 2 S).
Corton - 8th (1 N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 15th (1 N, 1 S).
Lowestoft (at sea) - One was seen from a fishing
boat one mile off Lowestoft on the 19th.
CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
Kessingland - 2nd (1 N), 3rd (2 N), 5th (1 S), 7th (1 on
sea), 10th (1 N), 11th (1 N), 14th (2 N), 18th (1 N), 21st (1 N), 23rd
(3 S), 27th (1 N), 29th (1 N, 3 S), 30th (1 N, 1 S).
LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
One was at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 3rd and 10th.
One was at Somerleyton Marshes on the 11th.
One flew over Beverley Close, Lowestoft on the 31st, heading in the direction
of the coast.
GREAT WHITE EGRET Egretta alba
On the afternoon of the 16th one got up from Sprats Water at Carlton Marshes
and flew off northwards.
GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
One was at Leathes Ham on the 20th and 27th.
SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia
One was on the mudflats at Burgh Castle early morning on the 3rd. It has
been present in the Berney/Breydon area since the 2nd, and is colour ringed.
It is a Dutch bird ringed June 2007 that subsequently wintered in Devon.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the 22nd.
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Anser brachyrhynchus
Two flew east over Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes early morning on the
6th.
[ BAR-HEADED GOOSE Anser indicus
Five flew east over Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes early morning on
the 6th. ]
CANADA GOOSE Branta canadensis
Two were at Leathes Ham on the 2nd to 8th much to the annoyance of the
resident male Mute Swan, though by the 8th a truce seemed to be in effect,
and on the 9th they had begun nest building!
BARNACLE GOOSE Branta leucopsis
Two were at Lound water works on the 6th and 17th.
DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) bernicla
One flew south at Pakefield on the 12th. Not only rather late, but
the wrong direction as well!
Kessingland - 27th (47 N), 28th (1 N). At least these
ones were heading in the right direction.
EGYPTIAN GOOSE Alopochen egyptiacus
Lound waterworks - 5th (pair with 8 young).
Leathes Ham - 7th (pair).
Herringfleet Marshes - 10th (2 pairs, one with 13 young
and one with just 2).
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 17th (3 to 5).
SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna
Ness Point - 1st (4 S).
Kessingland - 1st (4 S), 10th (1 N), 23rd (1).
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 10th (5).
[ AUSTRALIAN SHELDUCK Tadorna tadornoides
One was at Burgh Castle flats on the 11th. ]
MANDARIN Aix galericulata
A female was with the Mallards at The Boulevard, Oulton Broad on the 18th.
GADWALL Anas strepera
Kessingland - 1st (2 S).
Leathes Ham - 2nd (1), 7th (2), 11th (1), 12th (1), 27th (1).
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (7), 10th (4), 17th (4).
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (2), 21st (2).
TEAL Anas crecca
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (3), 10th (2).
PINTAIL Anas acuta
Leathes Ham - 2nd (9), 11th (2).
GARGANEY Anas querquedula
Two were at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 17th.
SHOVELER Anas clypeata
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (6), 10th (8), 17th (6),
27th (2 S).
POCHARD Aythya ferina
Two drakes were at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 10th and 17th.
TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
Kessingland - 4th (2 S), 20th (2 S), 22nd (2 S).
Lound waterworks - 5th (2).
Leathes Ham - 7th (3).
COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra
Kessingland - 2nd (3 N, 2 on sea), 5th (2 N), 10th (8 N), 11th
(1 S), 12th (31 N), 14th (21 N), 16th (3 N), 17th (10 N), 19th (4 N),
25th (22 N), 31st (2 N, 21 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 15th (1 N).
RED
KITE Milvus milvus
One flew south over Gapton Marshes, Bradwell at 10:05 on the 3rd.
One was seen at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 10th.
MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus
One was at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 3rd, with two there on the
10th, and one again on the 17th.
Three were in the Barsham Drain area on the 4th.
Four were seen at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus
A male flew across the River Waveney at Beccles Marshes on the 11th.
SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus
Two were at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 10th.
COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo
Three were over Belton Common on the 4th.
One was at Ashby on the 11th.
ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus
One flew north westwards over Oulton at 11:10 on the 3rd; and presumably
the same bird was circling over Oulton Broad at 13:10 on the 5th before
drifting off north westwards in the direction of Oulton Marshes.
BUZZARD sp.
Two arrived in high off the sea at Gunton Warren at 09:30 on the 2nd.
They were probably Honey Buzzards but the views were too distant to absolutely
rule out pale Common Buzzards.
KESTREL Falco tinnunculus
One was at Leathes Ham on the 8th.
One was at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
One was at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 10th.
HOBBY Falco subbuteo
One was at Gapton Marshes, Bradwell on the 3rd.
One was at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 3rd.
One was at Oulton Marshes on the 6th.
Two were at Carlton Marshes on the 9th and 11th.
One was chasing House Martins and Swallows along the River Waveney
at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 17th.
One was at Barsham Drain on the 18th.
One was at Waveney Forest, Fritton on the 24th.
One flew south over Kessingland on the 30th.
PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus
One flew south over Kendal Road, Pakefield at 06:30 on the 2nd..
OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus
Kessingland - 2nd (3 N), 4th (3 N), 5th (2 N), 6th (2 N),
9th (5 S), 10th (1 N, 3 S), 14th (2 N), 16th (1 N), 21st (1 N), 22nd (2
N, 1 S), 23rd (7 N, 7 S), 28th (1 N), 29th (1 N, 1 S), 30th (2 S).
Lake Lothing - 8th (1).
Corton - 8th (2).
Herringfleet Marshes - 10th (2).
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 10th (1).
Beccles Marshes - 11th (2).
Somerleyton Marshes - 11th (2).
AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta
One flew north over Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 3rd.
One flew over St. Olaves on the 27th.
RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula
Kessingland - 7th (1 N), 9th (5 N), 11th (3 N), 12th (4
N), 16th (5 N), 17th (1 N), 18th (2 N), 21st (4 N), 22nd (1 N), 25th (2
N), 30th (3 N), 31st (1 N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 11th (1).
GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Three flew north past Kessingland on the 24th.
SANDERLING Calidris alba
Two flew north past Ness Point on the 17th and another two flew north
there on the 25th.
Five were at Lowestoft North Beach on the 31st.
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Purple
Sandpiper - Lowestoft North Beach - May 2008 © Andrew Easton
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PURPLE
SANDPIPER Calidris maritima
Lowestoft North Beach - 11th (1).
A summer plumaged bird for a change.
DUNLIN Calidris alpina
Kessingland - 1st (7 S), 16th (1 N), 29th (1S).
Ness Point - 17th (5 N), 25th (1 N).
SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
One was seen at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 17th.
BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica
20 were at Burgh Castle Flats on the 4th.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 12th.
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus
Kessingland - 2nd (1 S), 6th (1 N), 7th (10 N), 8th (1 N),
9th (7 N), 11th (1 N), 13th (1 N), 15th (2 N).
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (2), 17th (1 heard).
CURLEW Numenius arquata
One flew north past Kessingland on the 15th.
SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus
One in breeding plumage was at Burgh Castle Flats on the 4th.
REDSHANK Tringa totanus
One was at Leathes Ham on the 20th.
GREENSHANK Tringa erythropus
Two were at Burgh Castle Flats on the 4th.
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
Four were at Burgh Castle on the 3rd.
One was at Burgh Castle on the 4th.
One was at Lound water works on the 4th.
One was at Leathes Ham on the 4th and 27th.
Two were at Barsham Drain on the 5th.
Five were on the groynes between Corton and Hopton on the 8th.
Two were on the groynes between Corton and Hopton on the 9th.
Two were at Herringfleet Marshes on the 10th.
One was at Lound waterworks on the 17th.
TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
Lowestoft South Pier - 1st (40).
Lowestoft North Beach - 5th (5), 7th (7), 11th (1), 30th
(1).
Kessingland - 23rd (1 N).
POMARINE SKUA Stercorarius pomarinus
Three flew north past Kessingland on the evening of the 16th. The first
two were heading north together but paused to successfully mug a young
Herring Gull.
One flew north past Kessingland at 14:32 on the 23rd.
ARCTIC SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus
Three flew north together past Kessingland on the afternoon of the 17th.
GREAT SKUA Stercorarius skua
One flew north past Kessingland on the afternoon of the 17th.
LITTLE GULL Larus minutus
Two first summer birds flew north past Ness point on the 17th.
KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla
Kessingland - 1st (3 N, 19 S), 2nd (9 N, 40 S), 3rd (2 N,
7 S), 4th (18 N, 14 S), 5th (21 S), 6th (6 S), 7th (13 N, 26 S), 8th (31
N, 21 S), 9th (6 N, 11 S), 10th (3 N, 6 S), 11th (6 N, 5 S), 12th (9 N,
9 S), 13th (2 N), 14th (27 N, 7 S), 15th (40 N, 3 S), 16th (13 N, 3 S),
17th (8 N, 1 S), 18th (26 N, 3 S), 19th (27 N, 3 S), 20th (21 N, 1 S),
21st (21 N), 22nd (23 N, 3 S), 23rd (11 N, 5 S), 24th (12 N, 7 S), 25th
(9 N), 26th (15 N), 27th (2 N, 3 S, 1 on sea), 28th (10 N, 6 S), 29th
(18 N, 8 S), 30th (5 N, 2 S), 31st (6 N, 1 S).
SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvicensis
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 2nd (1 N), 4th (2 N), 5th (1 N,
4 S), 7th (1 N), 9th (1 N), 11th (3 N), 12th (1 N), 14th (2 N),15th (2
N), 16th (8 N), 17th (6 N), 19th (3 N), 20th (2 N), 22nd (2 N), 24th (1
N), 27th (1 S), 28th (7 N), 29th (3 N, 2 S), 30th (2 N, 3 S), 31st (10
N, 2 S).
Ness Point - 9th (3 resting on the outfall buoy), 16th (2
N), 17th (5 N).
COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo
Lowestoft North Beach - 1st (1), 2nd (2).
Ness Point - 1st (2 S), 9th (1), 17th (37 N).
Burgh Castle - 4th (2).
Lound water works - 4th (2)
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (1), 17th (7 along the
River Waveney).
ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
Ness Point - 16th (3 N), 17th (12 N), 25th (1 N).
Kessingland - 16th (2 N), 19th (2 N).
COMMIC TERN Sterna hirundo/paradisaea
Ness Point - 1st (5 N), 16th (1 N), 17th (29 N).
Kessingland - 1st (2 N, 3 S), 3rd (1 N, 4 S), 4th (10 N,
3 S), 5th (5 N, 2 S), 6th (1 N), 7th (5 N, 3 S), 8th (2 N), 9th (2 N,
3 S),10th (2 N), 11th (3 N), 12th (5 N, 2 S), 14th (2 N), 15th (7 N),
16th (33 N), 17th (24 N, 3 S), 18th (1 S), 19th (4 N), 20th (3 N), 21st
(13 N), 22nd (28 N), 23rd (16 N, 2 S), 24th (21 N, 2 S), 27th (8 N), 28th
(5 N), 30th (2 N, 6 S, 6 feeding), 31st (1 N).
LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons
Kessingland - 1st (1 N), 4th (2 N), 5th (7 N, 2 S), 6th
(3 N, 2 S), 7th (6 N, 1 S), 8th (2 S), 9th (11 N, 3 S), 10th (12 N, 7
S), 11th (32 N, 23 S), 12th (3 N, 6 S), 14th (2 N, 15th (2 N), 16th (5
N, 1 S), 17th (1 N), 18th (3 N), 19th (3 N), 20th (8 N, 5 S), 21st (19
N, 14 S), 22nd (13 N, 6 S), 23rd (24 N, 14 S), 24th (6 N), 26th (1 N),
27th (9 N), 28th (5 N, 2 S), 29th (22 N, 16 S), 30th (14 N, 24 S), 31st
(7 N, 6 S).
Ness Point - 16th (1 N), 17th (2 N), 26th (1 N).
BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger
Kessingland - 10th (1 N, surface feeding), 16th (2 N).
GUILLEMOT Uria aalge
One was seen from a fishing boat one mile off Lowestoft on the 19th.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the 24th.
AUK sp. Alcidae
Kessingland - 4th (1 N), 15th (1 N), 16th (3 N, 1 S), 18th
(1 N), 21st (3 N), 23rd (1 N), 24th (4 N), 26th (1 N), 28th (1 N), 29th
(2 N).
TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia turtur
Two were at Belton Common on the 8th.
One was seen at Barnby on the 17th.
[ COCKATIEL Nymphicus hollandicus
One was around the South Pier and Lowestoft Harbour on the evening of
the 9th.
One was seen at the Herbert Barnes Riverside Park at Cobholm along
the South Wall at Breydon on the 28th. ]
CUCKOO Cuculus canorus
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (2), 10th (1).
Two were at Lound water works 4th.
One was at Mutford on the 4th.
One was heard calling distantly at Kessingland sewage works on the 8th.
Two males were together on the beach at Kessingland on the 7th, perched
on clumps of Marram
Rushmere/Mutford - 10th (3).
Oulton Broad - 11th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 31st (2).
Belton Common - 31st (1).
BARN OWL Tyto alba
One was at Lound water works on the 4th.
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 3rd (4), 10th (3), 17th (2).
Barsham Drain - 5th (2).
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
A pair were seen at Lound on the 11th.
One was seen in the Rushmere/Mutford area on the 10th.
SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
One was at Gunton Warren on the 2nd.
One flew south over Kessingland Beach on the 19th.
SWIFT Apus apus
c.50 were over Belton Common on the 4th.
c.20 were over Mutford on the 4th.
GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis
Belton Common - 6th (1).
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos major
Belton Common - 6th (1).
SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
Gunton Warren - 1st (1), 2nd (8), 3rd (8).
Lowestoft North Beach - 7th (11 S).
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (6).
HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica
One flew north over the Lowestoft North Denes on the 2nd.
Three were over Corton sewage works on the 4th.
Five were at Mutford on the 4th.
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (10), 21st (24).
One trapped at Kessingland sewage works on the 21st had been ringed there
on the 27th May 2005
YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava flavissima
One flew north over Lowestoft North Denes on the 2nd.
One was at the Denes Oval on the 5th, and a second bird flew south there
the same day.
One was on the Denes Oval on the 8th.
Eight were on the clifftop putting green at Broadlands Sands Holiday Park
between Corton and Hopton on the 8th, with two there on the 10th.
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Grey-headed
Wagtail - Corton - May 2008 © Rob Wilton
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GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL Motacilla flava thunbergi
One male was at the clifftop putting green at Broadlands Sands Holiday
Park between Corton and Hopton on the 8th to the 10th. The last one in
the area was also found on May 8th, in 2006, a couple of fields to the
north at Hopton.
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
A male was at Leathes Ham on the 4th and 7th, and on both occasions it
was collecting large beakfulls of flies and carrying them off along Lake
Lothing.
Both adults were gathering flies there on the 10th. A good breeding record
for central Lowestoft.
One was at Corton Wood on the 11th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th and 21st.
WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba alba
Two were on the Denes Oval on the 1st.
Three were on the clifftop putting green at Broadlands Sands Holiday Park
between Corton and Hopton on the 8th.
One was at Ness Point on the 11th.
PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarrellii
Two were on the clifftop putting green at Broadlands Sands Holiday Park
between Corton and Hopton on the 8th.
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (2), 13th (3), 21st (3).
Two recently fledged young were being fed at Oulton Broad on the 20th.
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White
Wagtail - Denes Oval - April 2008 © Andrew Easton
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BLACK
REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
A male was just south of the River Hundred at Benacre/ Kessingland
Ness on the 5th.
A female was at Kessingland sewage works on the 8th.
A male was at the South Lowestoft industrial estate on the 13th.
REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus
One was along Gunton disused railtrack on the 27th.
WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra
One was along Gunton disused railtrack on the 27th.
One was along the Beccles Marshes trail on the 27th.
WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
Five were just south of the River Hundred at Benacre/ Kessingland Ness
on the 5th.
Three were in clifftop fields at Corton on the 5th, with one still there
on the 6th.
Nine were on the beach at Kessingland on the 9th.
Five were at Gunton Warren on the 27th, with two there on the 28th and
31st.
Four were at the old caravan site on Lowestoft North Denes on the 28th.
One was at the Denes Oval on the 31st.
RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus
A male was at Corton sewage works on the 5th.
A female was at Lound waterworks on the 5th.
MISTLE THRUSH Turdus viscivorus
Four were at the Denes Oval on the 7th.
CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cetti
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 4th (3), 10th (1), 17th
(1, plus 4 on the Norfolk bank of the River Waveney).
Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes - 7th (6).
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (3), 13th (2), 21st (2).
Waveney Forest, Fritton - 24th (1).
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella naevia
One was singing at Oulton Marshes on the 6th.
Two were singing and showing well at Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes
on the 7th.
Two were singing at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (2), 13th (3), 21st (1).
REED WARBLER Acrocephalus scirpaceus
One was singing at Lound water works on the 4th, with two there on the
17th.
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (1), 21st (4).
One was along Gunton disused railtrack on the 27th.
One was in bushes near the net posts on Lowestoft North
Denes on the 28th.
One was at Gunton Warren on the 29th.
ICTERINE WARBLER Hippolais icterina
One was singing at Corton disused railtrack on the 28th.
LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca
Gunton Warren - 3rd (1).
"Flycatcher Lane" (Denes Oval) - 3rd (1).
Lound water works - 4th (1).
Belton Common - 6th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (1), 8th (3).
Carlton Marshes - 6th (1), 31st (1).
Lowestoft North Denes (net posts) - 28th (1).
WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis
Gunton Warren - 1st (3), 2nd (9), 3rd (6), 28th (3).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (1), 8th (6), 13th (5), 21st
(10).
Rushmere/Mutford - 10th (8 singing males).
Two more individuals ringed at Kessingland sewage works in 2007 were retrapped
there on the 8th.
Three were in bushes near the net posts on Lowestoft North
Denes on the 28th.
GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin
One was at Sprats Water, Carlton Marshes on the 3rd and 31st.
Two were at Lound water works on the 4th.
Three were seen and several others were singing in the Barsham Drain area
on the 5th.
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (2), 13th (2), 21st (2).
BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
Gunton Warren - 2nd (1), 28th (1).
"Flycatcher Lane" (Denes Oval)
- 3rd (2).
Belton Common - 6th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (4), 13th (3), 21st (2).
Rushmere/Mutford - 10th (6 singing males).
CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita
Gunton Warren - 1st (2), 2nd (3), 3rd (4).
Belton Common - 6th (5).
Kessingland sewage works - 8th (1).
Rushmere/Mutford - 10th (5 singing males).
WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus
Gunton Warren - 2nd (1), 2nd (1).
Belton Common - 6th (10).
Oulton Broad - Carlton Marshes - 7th (2).
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata
The first was back along Ringsfield Road at Beccles on the 1st.
One was in a St. Olaves garden on the 21st.
One was seen in Waveney Forest, Fritton on the 22nd.
One was along Corton disused railtrack on the 28th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 28th.
PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hypoleuca
A female was around the Dip Farm football pitch car park at Gunton on
the 28th.
RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio
A female was seen briefly at the Herbert Barnes Riverside Park at Cobholm
along the South Wall at Breydon on the 28th.
HOODED CROW x CARRION CROW Corvus cornix x C. corone
One hybrid was at Belton on the 4th, presumably on of the birds usually
to be found at nearby Burgh Castle.
RAVEN Corvus corax
One flew over St. Olaves, being mobbed by other Crows, at 16:30 on
the 30th, heading in the direction of Herringfleet.
GREENFINCH Carduelis chloris
Gunton Warren - 1st (7), 2nd (14), 3rd (13).
GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis
Gunton Warren - 1st (3).
SISKIN Carduelis spinus
Corton- 10th (4 S).
LINNET Carduelis cannabina
Gunton Warren - 1st (8), 22nd (2), 3rd (19).
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Crossbills
- Waveney Forest - May 2008 © Andrew Easton
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CROSSBILL
Loxia curvirostra
A flock of around 40 were seen in Waveney Forest, Fritton on the 23rd,
24th and 31st.
NON-BIRD NEWS
CHINESE WATER DEER
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 10th (1).
RED DEER
Lound water works - 24th (3 stags).
HARBOUR PORPOISE
Ness Point - 3rd (1 S).
Kessingland
- 10th (1), 20th (1
N).
COMMON SEAL
Kessingland -
9th (1), 11th (1).
GREY SEAL
Kessingland -
16th (1), 19th (1), 20th (1), 22nd (1), 29th (1).
STOAT
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 10th (1).
The warm weather on the 10th finally tempted some Damselflies out, Large
Red and Variable Damselflies were noted at Herringfleet Marshes.
On the 11th Damselflies, probably Red-eyed, were watched emerging at Lound
Waterworks.
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Damselfly
- Lound - May 2008 © Andrew Easton
This newly emerged damselfly is still pumping up it's wings and abdomen. A drop of the green fluid used to inflate the wings can be seen being excreted part way along the abdomen. |
Also
on the 11th Hairy Dragonflies were noted at Somerleyton Marshes,
Carlton Marshes and one even flew north along the tideline along Lowestoft
North Beach!
A Norfolk Hawker was hunting along the rides in Waveney Forest,
Fritton on the 24th, along with several Hairy Dragonflies and a
Four-spotted Chaser.
Five Wall Brown butterflies were noted at Castle Marshes, North
Cove on the 10th.
A Painted Lady butterfly was seen near Lowestoft Central Library
on the 31st.
On the 31st 15+ Scarce Chasers were on the wing at Carlton Marshes,
single Norfolk Hawker and Hairy Dragonfly, one Banded
Demoiselle and several Azure, Variable and Blue-tailed
Damselflies.
Four-spotted Chasers, Hairy Dragonflies and Variable
and Azure Damselflies were also seen at Belton Common on the
31st.
