Tuesday 31 May 2016

Birding and Wildlife in Suffolk in May 2016

We have been hit with a mixture of weather this month and fairly quite on the birding front until the Red Footed Falcon (see my previous post) turned up, but as ever Suffolk produces a good selection of Wildlife, I feel privileged to have more time to appreciate it now I am retired

May 2016


 Firecrest at Bawdsey



Wheatear looking great in the early morning sun at East Lane

 Wheatear at Hollesley RSPB 

The work done on Hollesley RSPB looking good
3rd May

Spoonbill made a quick visit

Bluebells at Butley looking superb



Reed Warbler hiding in the brambles at Hollesley RSPB


First Sedge Warbler photo's of the year at Boyton RSPB



Cracking Barn Owl hunting






Cracking Cuckoo, Stoat and Woodlark on Sutton Common










Very shy Lesser Whitethroat at Hollesley RSPB




Sutton Common

This Adder slid right up beside be as I was eating my lunch

Green Tiger Beetles doing what comes naturally 



Spider Hunting Wasp dragging Spider back to it's hole


For one day only this Cracking male Whinchat turned up








Woodlark perched up


Record photos of the Roseate Tern which turned up at Minsmere



Sutton Common

Cracking Mistle Thrush


Lovely male Stonechat


Gorgeous Yellow Wagtails 






A walk through woods at Sutton Hoo produced this cracking Nightingale singing his heart out





A Stoat dragging it's prey (Rabbit) back to his den at East Lane


Reed Bunting at East Lane



Another early morning visit to the Barn Owl







Common Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes)
viciously killing another insect


Very showy Chiffchaff at Shingle Street





Cracking male and female Redstarts at undisclosed site












Treecreeper with a heavy load 



Cute Little Owl



Great to see these Cracking Turtle Doves back








The Glossy Ibis made a brief return to Hollesley RSPB on the 21st of May


Hairy Dragonfly's at Hollesley RSPB





Very noisy Reed Warbler at Walberswick


Boyton RSPB on a very dull and windy day

Sand Martin trying to take a rest




One of the two Garganey showing well