Little Gull - Lowestoft © Andrew Easton The PIED FLYCATCHER influx continued with several more appearing through in to September. A BLACK DARTER was found at Carlton Marshes on the 25th, and a LESSER EMPEROR and several VAGRANT EMPERORS were still present, though again in areas with no general access. A male SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER was photographed at Carlton Marshes on the 26th. |
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LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
Carlton Marshes - 1st (2), 3rd (1), 25th (5).
Herringfleet Marshes - 4th (1).
GREAT WHITE EGRET Ardea alba
Two were seen circling high over Waveney River Centre from Carlton Marshes on the 25th.
GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
Two flew high out to sea over Lowestoft North Denes on the 27th, with one turning back.
GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus
Five flew south high over Ness Point on the 12th.
RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea
Breydon South Wall - 29th (2).
OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
On the morning of the 17th one was seen at Burgh Castle, with probably the same one later seen over Carlton Marshes before it ten headed south very high along the coast.
One flew west along Breydon Water on the 28th.
One flew south over Gunton Warren on the 31st.
RED KITE Milvus milvus
Belton - 26th (4 N).
Bradwell - 26th (1).
St. Olaves - 29th (1 N).
BUZZARD Buteo buteo
Herringfleet Marshes - 17th (10).
Carlton Marshes - 26th (8).
PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus
Bradwell - 26th (1).
HOBBY Falco subbuteo
Herringfleet Marshes - 3rd (1), 17th (2).
Carlton Marshes - 4th (1), 26th (1).
Gunton Warren - 17th (1).
Lowestoft High Street - 31st (1 S).
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| Osprey - Carlton Marshes © Andrew Easton |
OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus
Lowestoft North Beach - 22nd (5 S).
GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola
Lowestoft North Beach - 22nd (1 S).
GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Gunton - 24th (1 S).
Kessingland Cliffs - 24th (1 S).
SANDERLING Calidris alba
Lowestoft North Beach - 4th (4).
DUNLIN Calidris alpina
Carlton Marshes - 1st (1).
Herringfleet Marshes - 4th (1), 6th (3), 7th (2), 9th (6), 16th (1).
RUFF Philomachus pugnax
Herringfleet Marshes - 29th (2)
SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Carlton Marshes - 3rd (1), 5th (5), 17th (5), 26th (25), 31st (11).
Herringfleet Marshes - 7th (6), 29th (2).
GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
Carlton Marshes - 3rd (3).
Herringfleet Marshes - 3rd (1), 4th (3), 6th (3), 9th (6), 15th (3), 16th (3), 17th (3).
SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus
Herringfleet Marshes - 16th (1), 17th (1).
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopeus
Gunton Warren - 24th (8 in off the sea).
Kessingland Cliffs - 24th (3 S).
Lowestoft North Denes - 25th (9 S), 26th (1 S).
Kessingland Sluice - 28th (13 S), 29th-31st (1).
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
Carlton Marshes - 5th (2), 15th (1).
Herringfleet Marshes - 6th (2), 9th (1), 16th (2), 17th (5).
WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola
Carlton Marshes - 1st (3), 3rd (1), 5th (1), 7th (1).
Herringfleet Marshes - 3rd (3), 4th (4), 6th (10), 7th (6), 9th (7), 15th (1), 29th (2).
Beverley Close, Oulton Broad - 25th (nocturnal migrant heard overhead).
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
Carlton Marshes - 3rd (3+), 5th (6), 7th (1), 15th (1), 17th (5), 25th (3+), 26th (2+), 29th (2).
Herringfleet Marshes - 3rd (5), 4th (11), 6th (11), 7th (8), 9th (6), 15th (7), 16th (20, 17th (2), 29th (6).
Leathes Ham - 13th (1), 27th (1).
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
Carlton Marshes - 1st (1), 25th (1).
Herringfleet Marshes - 7th (1).
Lowestoft North Beach - 15th (1).
Mutford Lock Basin - 9th (3), 17th (4).
Leathes Ham - 25th (4), 27th (1).
Corton Beach - 25th (3).
TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
Lowestoft North Beach/Ness Point - 4th (19+), 5th (29).
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| An old postcard view from the late 19th century looking across the River Waveney to Burgh Staithe. Today the location of the Waveney River Centre. |
MEDITERRANEAN GULL Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Lowestoft North Beach/Links Road car park - 2nd (5), 28th (4).
Herringfleet Marshes - 15th (1).
Denes Oval - 26th (4), 27th (1).
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
Lowestoft North Beach - 11th (1 juvenile), 12th (1 juvenile).
CASPIAN GULL Larus cachinnans
Carlton Marshes - 31st (1).
LITTLE GULL Hydrocoloeus minutus
Links Road car park/Lowestoft North Beach - 2nd (2), 3rd (2), 23rd (1), 24th (1).
SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvichensis
Lowestoft North Beach - 1st (13), 2nd (7), 3rd (1), 13th (2).
COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo
Lowestoft North Beach - 1st (52), 2nd (131), 3rd (93), 4th (40+), 7th (70), 13th (165), 14th (185), 15th (190+), 17th (101).
CUCKOO Cuculus canorus
Carlton Marshes - 25th (1).
Heathlands, Pakefield - 31st (1).
SWIFT Apus apus
Lowestoft - 15th (c. 200), 31st (2).
Kensington Gardens - 24th (3).
Lowestoft North Denes - 25th (6).
WRYNECK Jynx torquilla
Gunton Warren - 29th (1).
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| Mediterranean Gull (juvenile) - Lowestoft © Andrew Easton |
YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
Herringfleet Marshes - 9th (2), 15th (1).
Burgh Castle (Glebe Marshes) - 15th (203+ roosted).
Lowestoft North Denes - 21st (1), 24th (1).
Gunton Warren - 30th (1 S).
Kessingland Sluice - 30th (1).
PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarrellii
Lowestoft North Denes - 28th (33).
TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis
Lowestoft North Denes - 31st (1).
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella naevia
Carlton Marshes - 3rd (1 singing).
SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Birds Eye car park/Ness Point - 13th (2).
Kessingland Beach - 18th (3), 24th (1).
REED WARBLER Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Birds Eye car park/Ness Point - 21st (1).
LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca
Kessingland Cliffs - 18th (2).
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 22nd (4).
Dip Farm, Gunton - 22nd (2+).
COMMON WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 22nd (40).
Ness Point - 27th (3).
GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin
Links Hill, Lowestoft North Denes - 29th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 31st (1).
WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus
Lowestoft North Denes - 21st (6), 24th (4+), 25th (1), 28th (2), 29th (3), 30th (5).
Ness Point - 21st (2), 29th (1).
Belle Vue Park - 21st (1).
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 22nd (2).
Dip Farm, Gunton - 22nd (2+).
Gunton Warren - 24th (1).
NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 3rd (1), 15th (6), 16th (1), 22nd (14), 24th (1), 25th (1), 29th (5), 31st (8).
Corton old sewage works - 19th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 22nd (1), 28th (1), 30th (1).
Heathlands, Kessingland - 24th (1).
Pakefield Beach - 29th (1).
WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra
Corton old sewage works - 19th (1).
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 21st (1), 22nd (4), 24th (2), 25th (1), 29th (10), 30th (3), 31st (8).
Lowestoft North Denes - 22nd (2), 28th (1), 29th (2), 30th (1).
Kirkley Cemetery - 24th (1).
Gunton disused railtrack - 24th (1), 25th (3).
Heathlands, Kessingland - 24th (3).
Harpers Lane, Bradwell - 25th (1).
Gunton Warren - 28th (1).
Breydon South Wall - 29th (2).
Herringfleet Marshes - 29th (2).
STONECHAT Saxicola rubicola
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 15th (1), 22nd (6).
Lowestoft North Denes - 22nd (2), 29th (2), 31st (4).
COMMON REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Gunton Warren - 20th (1).
Gunton disused railtrack - 26th (1).
Heathlands, Pakefield - 31st (1).
BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
Ness Point - 17th (2).
PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hypoleucos
Pakefield - 21st (1), 28th (1).
Ness Point - 22nd (1).
Hubbard's Loke, Gunton - 22nd (1), 215th (1).
Dip Farm, Gunton - 22nd (1), 24th (3), 26th (2).
St. Margaret's, Lowestoft - 22nd (3), 24th (2).
Belle Vue Park - 22nd (1).
Marsh Lane, Kessingland/Fishing Lakes - 22nd (2), 24th (6+), 25th (4).
Kessingland Beach/Sluice - 22nd (1).
Sparrows Nest Park - 23rd (1), 24th (1).
Arnold's Walk - 23rd (2).
Corton disused railtrack - 23rd (1), 24th (2), 26th (1).
Hamilton Road - 24th (1).
Gunton disused railtrack - 24th (5), 25th (3), 26th (6).
Corton Church - 24th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 25th (1).
Heathlands, Kessingland - 25th (1).
Pedlar's Way, Kessingland - 25th (1).
Maltster's Score - 26th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 26th (1), 28th (5), 31st (3).
Furse Wood, Corton - 26th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 27th (1).
Ash Farm, Mutford - 27th (1).
Warren House Wood - 28th (1).
Links Hill / Lowestoft North Denes - 29th (3), 30th (2).
Flycatcher Alley (Denes Oval) - 30th (2), 31st (2).
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata
Links Hill / Lowestoft North Denes - 12th (2).
Corton Church - 24th (1).
Heathlands, Kessingland - 25th (1).
Dip Farm, Gunton - 25th (1), 26th (1).
Kessingland Sluice - 25th (3).
On the dragonfly front VAGRANT EMPERORS and LESSER EMPERORS were still present at Carlton Marshes early in the month, mostly in areas with no general access, though a female VAGRANT EMPEROR was patrolling dykes by the scrape viewpoint on the evening of the 5th. RED-VEINED DARTERS also continue to be seen at Gunton Woodland Burial Field and Carlton Marshes as well.
A SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY visited a garden in Burgh Castle on the 23rd. A HUMMINGBIRD HAWK-MOTH was at Mariners Score on the 30th.
VAGRANT EMPEROR
Gunton Beach - 17th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 25th (6+), 29th (4-5 males).
LESSER EMPEROR
Carlton Marshes - 25th (1 male), 29th (1 male).
SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER
Carlton Marshes - 26th (1 male).
BLACK DARTER
Carlton Marshes - 25th & 26th (1 male).
RED-VEINED DARTER
Gunton Woodland Burial Ground - 16th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 17th (1), 25th (1), 29th (3).
Kessingland Beach - 18th (2).
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| Vagrant
Emperor
(male)
- Carlton
Marshes ©
Andrew
Easton This very colourful male was enjoyed by many on the evening of the 7th August. |
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