Sunday 4 October 2015

A months worth of birding in Suffolk (SEPT)


Barred Warbler stayed at Minsmere for  quite awhile always distant.
 




 
Buzzard at Thorpeness



The last few days saw a large number of Goldcrest arriving on the Suffolk coast








 
GREAT WHITE EGRET at Hazelwood Marshes




Three GREENSHANK stayed at Shingle Street for a few days


This little LESSER WHITETHROAT entertained me for quite awhile eating insects from the ground at Shingle Street
 








A few PIED FLYCATCHERS turned up on the Suffolk coast, this one a Shingle Street.




PURPLE SANDPIPER at Landguard


RED NECKED PHALAROPE spent a long while at Hollesley Marshes RSPB nearly always very distant, but we were lucky one day it came a little bit closer
 




REDSTART at Shingle Street



REED WARBLER at Shingle Street feeding up on blackberries to fuel his long journey South.



SNIPE at Hollesley Marshes RSPB



A very early SNOW BUNTING at Landguard
 on 9th Sept
(it was missing it's tail)



 
Young STONECHAT at Shingle Street


It has been a poor Autumn for WHEATEAR not the numbers we usually exspect
(these were at Shingle Street and Hollesley RSPB)

 








 
WHINCHATS at Shingle Street



 
It's been at good year for YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER quite a few turned up on the Suffolk Coast
(this one at Landguard)





5 comments:

  1. Cracking set of pics for the month John.

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  2. Thanks Liz, let's hope October will be just as productive ;0)

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  3. Hi John, excellent range as uaual.
    Have Fieldfares arived yet Someone sawa flock of 100 or so uo in Yorkshire.

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  4. Hi John, excellent range as uaual.
    Have Fieldfares arived yet Someone sawa flock of 100 or so uo in Yorkshire.

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  5. Hi Phil, How are you keeping, enjoying the good Yorkshire air I hope, not many Fieldfare as yet Cheers John

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