Cattle Egret - Carlton Marshes © Andrew Easton An elusive BLYTH'S REED WARBLER was found on Lowestoft North Denes on the 30th, and three more YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS were found the same day. Two YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS were found on the 27th, one on Lowestoft North Denes and one in Sparrows Nest Park, and a FIRECREST was in Arnold's Walk. A BARRED WARBLER was found in the Birdseye car park bushes, north of Ness Point, on the 26th. The Carlton Marshes CATTLE EGRET was still present on the 29th at least. |
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RED-THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (10), 25th (1), 26th (6).
SOOTY SHEARWATER Puffinus griseus
Corton - 4th (2 N), 9th (1 N).
GANNET Morus bassanus
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (137), 26th (9).
FULMAR Fulmarus glacialis
Ness Point/ Gunton Warren - 4th (1 N), 9th (1 N).
LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
Carlton Marshes - 2nd (1), 9th (1), 22nd (2).
CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis
The adult was still at Carlton Marshes on the 1st to 4th, and again on the 7th, and now appears to be roosting on site at Whitecast Marsh rather than heading to Leathes Ham. It was present again on the evening of the 14th, and through to the 29th at least was often with white cattle near the river just west of the reserve.
The other adult was present again along Breydon South Wall on the 4th and again on the 14th to 22nd at least.
SPOONBILL Platalea leucorodia
On the 22nd at 07:40 a flock of nine flew south over Sparrows Nest Park following the line of the cliff. They were later seen passing offshore at Minsmere, Slaughden and Felixstowe in Suffolk and then Holland Haven in Essex.
TEAL Anas crecca
Carlton Marshes - 5th (110), 7th (15), 9th (2).
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (55).
WIGEON Anas penelope
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (12).
PINTAIL Anas acuta
Carlton Marshes - 5th (1).
COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (37).
OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
One arrived in off the sea at 11:30 at Corton on the 20th and headed inland.
RED KITE Milvus milvus
North Cove - 11th (1).
MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus
Lowestoft North Denes - 7th (1 in off the sea).
HOBBY Falco subbuteo
Carlton Marshes - 2nd (1), 5th (1).
Kessingland (Marsh Lane) - 4th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 6th (1), 7th (1), 8th (1), 14th (1).
Castle Marshes, North Cove - 9th (1).~
Kessingland Sluice - 16th (2).
Corton - 16th (1), 20th (2).
Gunton Warren - 23rd (1 in off the sea).
KESTREL Falco tinnunculus
Kessingland Cliffs - 4th (3).
A juvenile arrived in off the sea at Ness Pont at 18:10 on the 4th.
GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Ellough - 28th (c. 60), 30th (c. 24).
DUNLIN Calidris alpina
Carlton Marshes - 29th (1).
SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Carlton Marshes - 3rd (2), 5th (3), 12th (4), 16th (3), 22nd (1), 27th (5), 29th (2).
RUFF Philomachus pugnax
Carlton Marshes - 12th (1), 19th (3), 21st (2), 22nd (2), 23rd (3).
SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus
Carlton Marshes - 9th (2).
GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
Gunton Warren - 23rd (1 in off the sea).
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopeus
Gunton Warren - 4th (3 N, 1 W).
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
Carlton Marshes - 2nd (1), 3rd (1), 12th (1), 22nd (2), 23rd (2), 29th (1).
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| An old postcard view from the late 19th or early 20th century looking eastward across Oulton Broad. |
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
Carlton Marshes - 12th (2), 22nd (1).
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
Carlton Marshes - 3rd (2).
Gunton Warren - 4th (1).
GREAT SKUA Stercorarius skua
Corton - 4th (1 N).
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (2).
ARCTIC SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus
Corton - 4th (1 N).
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 4th (1 S), 22nd (1 S), 23rd (6).
Pakefield - 4th (1 N).
LONG-TAILED SKUA Stercorarius longicaudus
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 22nd (1).
LITTLE GULL Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ness Point - 4th (3 N).
BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger
Corton - 4th (2 N).
Ness Point - 5th (5 N).
SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvichensis
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 22nd (2), 23rd (6).
COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo
Ness Point - 25th (2).
ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (6).
RAZORBILL Alca torda
Ness Point/Lowestoft North Beach - 23rd (1 N).
BARN OWL Tyto alba
Lowestoft North Denes - 14th (1), 22nd (1), 27th (1).
SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
Carlton Marshes - 15th (1), 22nd (2), 27th (1).
TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
Carlton Marshes - 26th (1).
WRYNECK Jynx torquilla
One was in fields to the north of The Hollies at Kessingland on the morning of the 1st before later flying south. One was just south of Kessingland Sluice on the 8th and 9th.
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| Barred Warbler - Benacre/Kessingland Sluice © Andrew Easton |
SWIFT Apus apus
Carlton Marshes - 2nd (1), 3rd (3), 5th (4).
ROCK PIPIT Anthus petrosus
Ness Point - 22nd (1), 26th (1).
MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis
Carlton Marshes - 7th (40+ over), 12th (200+ over).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (47 S).
Corton - 16th (123).
Lowestoft North Denes - 22nd (170 S).
TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis
Lowestoft North Denes - 9th (1), 15th (1 S).
YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
Kessingland Sluice - 3rd (3).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 8th (1 N), 15th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 8th (1 N).
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
The Hollies, Kessingland - 8th (1 N).
Lowestoft North Denes - 8th (1 N), 15th (2).
Corton new sewage works - 8th (1).
Kessingland Sluice - 16th (2).
Kessingland sewage works - 22nd (4).
HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica
Corton Cliffs - 20th (c. 500 S).
SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (27).
Corton - 15th (30), 16th (10), 20th (c. 200 S).
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Cecropis daurica
One flew south with Swallows at Lowestoft North Denes on the afternoon of the 16th.
WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra
Lowestoft North Denes - 2nd (4), 3rd (8), 6th (2), 7th (9), 8th (8), 9th (3), 12th (9), 13th (5+), 14th (14), 15th (6), 16th (1), 22nd (2).
Kessingland Sluice - 2nd (1), 3rd (1), 7th (7), 27th (1), 28th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 2nd (6). 15th (11), 16th (1).
Gunton disused railtrack/burial field - 3rd (2).
Kessingland (Marsh Lane) - 3rd (2).
Riverside Road, Lowestoft - 3rd (1).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 6th (1), 7th (2).
Ness Point - 7th (2).
Gunton Warren - 7th (2), 8th (1)
Kessingland Levels - 8th (3), 9th (3).
Corton old sewage works - 14th (3), 22nd (1).
STONECHAT Saxicola rubicola
Kessingland Sluice - 1st (2), 3rd (2).
Gunton Warren - 27th (2).
Pakefield/Kessingland Cliffs - 29th (2).
Carlton Marshes - 29th (5).
COMMON REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Kessingland (Marsh Lane) - 3rd (1), 4th (1).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 5th (2).
Lowestoft North Denes - 7th (1), 8th (2), 14th (2), 15th (1), 16th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 14th (1).
BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
Hamilton Road/SLP - 15th (4), 16th (4).
WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
Kessingland Sluice - 1st (1), 3rd (3), 7th (5), 15th (3), 27th (5).
Ness Point - 2nd (1), 6th (4).
Lowestoft North Denes - 6th (1), 7th (5), 8th (4), 12th (3), 15th (4), 22nd (4).
REDWING Turdus iliacus
Pathways Farm, Gunton - 25th (1).
CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cetti
Carlton Marshes - 27th (2), 29th (4).
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella naevia
Lowestoft North Denes - 7th (1).
BLYTH'S REED WARBLER Acrocephalus dumetorum
A very elusive, but frequently vocal, individual was found in the brambles and bracken just north of the Denes Oval on Lowestoft North Denes on the 30th.
REED WARBLER Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Kessingland Sluice - 1st (1).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (1).
Birdseye car park, Ness Point - 26th (1), 27th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 29th (1).
BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (8).
Kessingland sewage works - 22nd (1).
Birdseye car park, Ness Point - 27th (2).
Lowestoft North Denes - 27th (1).
BARRED WARBLER Sylvia nisoria
A juvenile was in the bushes along the River Hundred at Kessingland/Benacre Sluice on the 1st to 3rd. A different individual had been seen at nearby Beach Farm, Benacre the day before.
Another juvenile/first winter was found in the Birdseye factory car park north of Ness Point on the 26th.
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| Booted Warbler - Lowestoft North Denes © Andrew Easton |
BOOTED WARBLER Iduna caligata
One was discovered in dense Tamarisks by the sea wall at the north end of the Birdseye factory on Lowestoft North Denes on the morning of the 6th and remained there throughout the day, though it was mostly fairly elusive.
It was still present on the 7th and was rather more showy than the previous day, particularly in the morning.
WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis
Kessingland Sluice - 1st (6).
Kessingland - 14th (7).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (1).
Birdseye car park, Ness Point - 27th (1).
LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca
Kessingland Sluice - 1st (1), 3rd (2).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 5th (1), 6th (1), 15th (1).
Ness Point - 13th (1), 15th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 15th (2).
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus inornatus
The first two of the autumn were found on the 27th, one spent the day chasing Chiffchaffs out of its favoured tree on Gunton Cliff on Lowestoft North Denes, and the other was seen with a tit flock in Sparrows Nest Park.
Gunton Wood - 30th (1).
Station Road, Corton - 30th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 30th (1).
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| Yellow-browed Warbler - Lowestoft North Denes © Andrew Easton |
CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita
Lowestoft North Denes - 14th (6), 27th (10+), 29th (8+).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (10).
Gunton Warren - 27th (10).
Pakefield/Kessingland Cliffs - 29th (5).
WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus
Lowestoft North Denes - 3rd (1), 6th (1), 7th (1), 8th (4), 9th (3), 12th (1), 15th (1), 22nd (1), 27th (1).
ARCTIC WARBLER Phylloscopus borealis
One was seen for a short time at the Tides Reach Cafe along Lowestoft South Beach esplanade on the 13th.
GOLDCREST Regulus regulus
Lowestoft North Denes - 27th (2).
Gunton Warren - 27th (1).
FIRECREST Regulus ignicapilla
Arnold's Walk - 27th (1).
PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hypoleuca
Maltster's Score - 2nd (1), 6th (1).
Kessingland (Marsh Lane) - 3rd (2).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 5th (1), 6th (1).
Carlton Colville - 6th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 7th (1), 9th (1), 14th (1 flew to Sparrows Nest).
Sparrows Nest Park - 14th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 24th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 29th (1).
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata
The Hollies, Kessingland - 6th (1).
Mill Road, Kirkley - 15th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 15th (1).
SISKIN Carduelis spinus
Lowestoft North Denes - 14th (10 N), 27th (9 S).
The Hollies, Kessingland - 15th (4 S).
Corton - 16th (11).
Pakefield/Kessingland Cliffs - 29th (58).
REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus
Kessingland - 14th (6).
Lowestoft North Denes - 14th (1).
Pakefield/Kessingland Cliffs - 29th (5).
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