Suffolk
Bird
Group

January 3rd

Carlton Marsh: three Cattle Egrets in to roost plus a Short-eared Owl and three Woodcocks.

Oulton Marsh: c.120 Pink-footed Goose flew north at dusk.

Kessingland: the Shore Lark still on the beach in front of the last caravan to the south.

Sotterley: a Hawfinch in trees by the lake.

Wangford: three Cattle Egrets still in field opposite to entrance of Henham quarry.

Walberswick: 35+ Snow Buntings along the beach by the shore pools.

Minsmere: a Pink-footed Goose flew inland. Purple Sandpiper and a Water Pipit on West Scrape.

Thorpeness: the drake RING-NECKED DUCK again on the Meare. From the OCP, two Velvet Scoters offshore plus the two Tundra Bean Geese again on the arable field to the north.

North Warren: three Cranes flew north over the reserve plus a Merlin.

Botany Marsh: the HOODED CROW still present.

Orfordness: 30+ Snow Buntings on the shingle viewed from Hollesley river wall.

Boyton Marsh: at least one Pink-footed Goose and two Cattle Egrets.

Hollesley Marsh: c.10 Snow Buntings on the Hollesley side of the river. Four Cattle Egrets in front of Warren Hill.

Bawdsey Quay: a juvenile Puffin up river.

Falkenham: two Jack Snipe and a Brambling in game crop.

Wherstead Strand: the Black-throated Diver up river from the Orwell Bridge.

Witnesham: two Ravens between Witnesham and Henley.

Lakenheath Fen: a Goshawk over Hockwold Washes.

 

January 2nd

Kessingland: the Shore Lark still on the beach in front of the last caravan to the south.

Benacre: six Whooper Swans on the Broad.

Covehithe: two Scaup on Covehithe Broad.

Sotterley: a Hawfinch by the church.

Minsmere: a Purple Sandpiper and a Water Pipit on East Scrape, two Whooper Swans on West Scrape.

Thorpeness: the drake RING-NECKED DUCK again on the Meare plus eight Goosanders. From the OCP, seven Velvet Scoters offshore plus the two Tundra Bean Geese again on the arable field to the north - they did fly south to North Warren but returned later.

North Warren: the two Tundra Bean Geese briefly with Eurasian White-fronted Geese, plus a ringtail Hen Harrier over South Marsh.

Botany Marsh: the HOODED CROW still present.

Orfordness: 30+ Snow Buntings on the shingle viewed from Hollesley river wall.

Boyton Marsh: two Pink-footed Geese and two Cattle Egrets.

Kirton Creek: two Whooper Swans between Kirton Creek and Falkenham Marshes.

Wherstead Strand: the Black-throated Diver and a Shag on the River Orwell.

Holbrook: a Slavonian Grebe on the River Stour.

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January 1st

Breydon South Wall: two Glossy Ibises this afternoon.

Wangford: five Cattle Egrets still in field opposite to entrance of Henham quarry.

Dunwich: 15 Snow Buntings on the shingle ridge north of the beach car park.

Minsmere: two Whooper Swans, a Caspian Gull on East Scrape plus a Purple Sandpiper on West Scrape.

Thorpeness: the drake RING-NECKED DUCK again on the Meare. From the OCP, six Velvet Scoters offshore plus the two Tundra Bean Geese again on the arable field to the north.

Botany Marsh: the HOODED CROW still present.

Orfordness: 35 Snow Buntings on the shingle viewed from Hollesley river wall.

Boyton Marsh: 40+ Eurasian White-fronted Geese.

Hollesley Marsh: two first-winter Caspian Gulls.

Landguard: a Merlin flew south.

Wherstead Strand: the Black-throated Diver on the River Orwell just down from the Orwell Bridge.

Stour Estuary: two Black-necked Grebes reportedly flew up river from Stutton Ness.

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