Suffolk Birding (1 Viewer)

[Original PaulE]

Great to hear from you PaulE was worried hadn't seen you on here / seen you in field. Sussex is a great county mind - bet you've lapped up some goodies.

Cheers :t:

Jonny

Must admit miss the Suffolk birding but your right Sussex is pretty good some excellent seawatching which i'm getting into and a fair selection of rarities! most of which i dip! As i did in Suffolk Though I have had Pallid Harrier, Bonaparte's Gull and Rough-legged Buzzard among other things so not all bad
Hope to get up to Lakenheath in the next month or so!
I still read your Blog, this thread and visit the bins site to keep up with things!

cheers

 

[midlands birder]

Can anyone give directions/ A map to the Joist Fen at Lakenheath? Finding info fairly hard to come by!
Cheers in advance!
MB

 

[Brian2]

Head into Lakenheath and walk straight up from the car park along the bank of the river
you'll come to Joist Fen at the far end of the reserve (i think at the third metal gate)
the walk is about a mile I guess.

 

[Gazzno]

Can anyone give directions/ A map to the Joist Fen at Lakenheath? Finding info fairly hard to come by!
Cheers in advance!
MB

Hope this helps

 

[Jonny Rankin]

Savi's Warbler...

Co-found the Minsmere Savi's Warbler with my good friend Mal this morning. More details on the blog.

Happy birding :t:

Jonny

 

[ed keeble]

Co-found the Minsmere Savi's Warbler with my good friend Mal this morning. More details on the blog.

Happy birding :t:

Jonny

congratulations on that - felt more like winter in south Suffolk today, topped off by an imm. Peregrine bombing through the breeding Lapwings where there should have been summery Hobbies prancing about

 

[midlands birder]

Cheers for the help Brian2 and Gazzno.
Got the Red-Foot over the new fen from around 12:15- 1 at least on Saturday. Was on site from 7:30 and hope was dwindling by 12. Wanting to head onwards to north Norfolk we decided to spend a last hour on site with a deadline at 1. Walked back to New Fen and 10 minutes later was having stunning views of the Falcon from the SW corner of the Fen in gorgeous sunlight. A truly amazing bird and a similarly stunning reserve. Cranes, Marsh Harriers, flocks of Hobby, multiple Cuckoo etc etc
MB

 

[Sharp Shin]

Wandered over the border into Suffolk at midday today and was pleased to find two Turtle Doves by Wissington Church (between Nayland and Bures). An increasingly rarer sight nowadays. One seen in display flight and then perched on wire.

Stewart

 

[Jonny Rankin]

Wandered over the border into Suffolk at midday today and was pleased to find two Turtle Doves by Wissington Church (between Nayland and Bures). An increasingly rarer sight nowadays. One seen in display flight and then perched on wire.

Stewart

Nice one - always awesome birds to see :t:

Worth reporting to Operation Turtle Dove > here < if you have the time.

I was chuffed to see my first of the year near Lakenheath village on Saturday.

Cheers,

Jonny

 

[Jonny Rankin]

Landguard this lunchtime...

Hi all,

Following news of both Marsh and Wood Warbler I nipped down Landguard on lunch - no joy with either of the warblers but wish I could have stayed longer to see what the advancing weather front would drop...

Great pic of the Marsh Warbler on the Landguard Obs blog.

Best going during my visit was several Wheatear, Ring Plover and masses of Linnet!

Cheers,

Jonny

 

[Jonny Rankin]

Hi all,

Following news of both Marsh and Wood Warbler I nipped down Landguard on lunch - no joy with either of the warblers but wish I could have stayed longer to see what the advancing weather front would drop...

Great pic of the Marsh Warbler on the Landguard Obs blog.

Best going during my visit was several Wheatear, Ring Plover and masses of Linnet!

Cheers,

Jonny

*UPDATE* I mustn't have looked close enough as both just reported as still present! :-C

 

[Penny Clarke]

Fabulous views of the Red-footed Falcon at Lakenheath RSPB today.

See more pictures on my blog.

Penny:girl:

 

[Cortonbirds]

Pretty quiet lately. Again nothing of note on patch birding boundary this morning, or the last few days ive looked (yes I have been out-cheeky buggers). Went to check the scrape at Carlton. 1 Whimbrel, 4 Redshank and a brief group of c.7-10 Ringed Plover. Went to marsh lane end only to be turfed off by the farmer, no water was left anyway. Day was salvaged by phenominal views of a ringtail (probably 1st summer male)Montagu`s Harrier on Breydon south wall marshes by the pumphouse, brilliantly found by Rob Wilton after he had predicted it in an earlier text to me. Evening update: Rob called me late in evening saying hes on a Red-backed Shrike on the Denes. I scorched there in record time and enjoyed the fabulous male Red-backed Shrike on brambles just north of the Oval. Robs texts today included "just off to McDonalds then I fancy a Monties" and "off to McDonalds then off to find a Shrike".....Well played sir. I wonder what time McDonalds opens in the morning.......

 

[ed keeble]

Well played sir. I wonder what time McDonalds opens in the morning.......

Many thanks to you Lowestofters and Cortonites for today's shrikefest- others will no doubt have taken some proper pics, but here's two locals not quite looking in the right direction (unless they were looking at the R-bS of course..)!

 

[NoSpringChicken]

Large numbers of Swifts, Swallows, Sand Martins and House Martins feeding over the new scrape made a wonderful sight in the evening sunshine at Carlton Marshes today. A Cuckoo was calling for much of the afternoon and was joined by another one later. No raptors or owls, though, which was a disappointment.

Ron

 

[Original PaulE]

Quick pop back

A quick return to the county on sunday was very successful got to Lakenheath fen for 5.30 AM, the early start paid off cracking views of 2 lifers Savi,s Warbler and the Red-footed falcon,thanks for staying!!, also 2 Groppers actuallly seen! Cracking views of Bittern,Beardie and Common Crane, heard the Oriole but didn't see it and likewise a Turtle Dove. Cuckoos and Swifts all over the place and noisy Sedge,Reed and Cetti's Warblers were also a treat.
Left at about ten with the car park full to bursting and apparently 2 coachloads on the way,place is popular this time of year!!
Next i went to Weeting where i paid 4 quid!! but at least did get to see a couple of Stonies and my first Spot Fly of the year.
After a very large Carvery in Ipswich i finished the day at a heath in Rendlesham forest great views of a hunting Barn Owl but only 1 Nightjar heard, there were at least 4 in the same spot last year but suppose it might be a bit early as yet and the weather ain't been great.
All in all a great day which started with a Little Owl in Sprouton and finished with a Barn Owl in the forest

Cheers

 

[Dawn Balmer]

The bird recorder for West Suffolk, Colin Jakes, has put out a plea locally for the finders of all the good birds at Lakenheath recently to get in touch with him. His email is [email protected]

He's particularly keen to make contact with the finders of the Red-footed Falcon, Savi's Warbler and three of the four records of Montagu's Harriers (one description submitted). Photos exist of the Purple Heron, though the finder has not yet been in touch.

Many thanks
Dawn

 

[Andrew Goodall]

Never been to Carlton Marshes

 

[NoSpringChicken]

I spent a couple of hours in the North Denes/Ness Point area of Lowestoft this afternoon. Unfortunately it was a Shrike-free zone and the hoped for Flycatchers in Flycatcher Alley didn't materialise. However, a party of Long-tailed Tits, which included several juveniles, was an entertaining sight.

A few Chiffchaffs and lots of Whitethroats were singing and some unusually cooperative Linnets provided excellent photographic opportunities as they perched on the gorse.

Does anyone know if this plant is Japanese Knotweed? If so there is a bit of a problem in the area. There are huge, dense, impenetrable thickets of it. What with that and the bamboo plantation, there was a very strange oriental atmosphere.

Ron

 

[Felshampo]

Does anyone know if this plant is Japanese Knotweed? If so there is a bit of a problem in the area. There are huge, dense, impenetrable thickets of it. What with that and the bamboo plantation, there was a very strange oriental atmosphere.

Yes! This is the infamous Japanese Knotweed
cheers
Jon