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I only post natural history sightings (mainly birds, dragonflies etc) in SE Norfolk and NE Suffolk
24 days ago
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There are now 63 Snow Buntings at the Pakefield/Kessingland shore pools! Quite a sight!
25 days ago
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Several window corners in the coastguard’s cafe at Dunwich have aggregations of hibernating ladybirds. The Temminck’s Stint and Water Pipit are still on the scrape at Minsmere and I saw a very late Common Darter
about 1 month ago
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3 Cattle Egrets on Peto’s Marsh Carlton at start of bund eastern end by digger. No cows in sight!
about 1 month ago
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A Little Auk flew north along the tide line at Gunton Beach and there are 2 Firecrests in Corton Wood
about 1 month ago
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3 Shorelarks Kessingland shore pools eastern edge plus Rock Pipit and Purple Sandpiper at sluice
about 2 months ago
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A flock of 9 Crossbills in Waveney Forest
about 2 months ago
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The juvenile Red-footed Falcon is giving a good display at Bure Park at the moment
3 months ago
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A flock of 40-50 Crossbills has just flown over Covehithe heading south.
3 months ago
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Why do “people “ do this? Carlton this morning
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3 months ago
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The Glossy Ibis is still at Carlton. It’s on the northern scrape of Share Marsh viewable from the river bank
3 months ago
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Wow! An Osprey has just flown over my garden in St Olaves and is heading towards Breydon
3 months ago
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Black Redstart singing and flycatching by Gulliver’s yard at Ness Point
4 months ago
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It took quite a while to disentangle the bill and wing of this juvenile Gannet from a discarded fishing net on Dunwich Beach this afternoon.
4 months ago
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The last 2 dragonfly surveys of Carlton Marshes have produced only the same 7 species. Diversity dropping and numbers too as autumn approaches
4 months ago
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2 Clouded Yellows in Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe Juv Cuckoo, Hobby and Sparrow Hawk- Herringfleet Marshes
5 months ago
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Beccles Marsh Trail- a pair of Spotted Flycatchers with 2 juveniles. Thought I wasn’t going to see any this year!
5 months ago
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Two pairs of Lesser Emperors ovipositing at Carlton Marshes today and Wasp Spiders are on show by car park and pedestrian track by railway line
5 months ago
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Dragonfly survey at Carlton today-17 species incl. Lesser Emperor and Small Red-eyed Damselfly. Also Grass snake swimming across Round Pond and Bittern on Share Marsh
6 months ago
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There is a Bee eater currently flying around over Carlton visitor centre!
6 months ago
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Dragonfly survey at Carlton Marshes today produced 18 species! Willow Emerald , Small Red-eyed Damselfly and 2 Lesser Emperors. No sign of any Vagrant Emperors. Also Fen Raft Spider on pool at start of the bund- well north of usual dykes
6 months ago
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A dragonfly survey at Lound Lakes today produced 13 species including 3 surprisingly early Willow Emeralds, my first Small Red-eyed Damselflies of the year plus 2 male Lesser Emperors
6 months ago
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Lesser Emperor Carlton Marshes at point where bridleway bisects 2 pools at East end of the Bund TM49977 92652
7 months ago
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I assume that this is probably a Harlequin Ladybird. Can anyone identify it for certain please?
7 months ago
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Two Common Cranes flying over Tower hide towards Peto’s at Carlton
7 months ago
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A Short-eared Owl hunting in bright sunshine over the marsh adjacent to the west side of Haddiscoe bridge is not something I see here often in late May
7 months ago
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A candidate for the most amazing hybrid I’ve seen Eider x Mallard in Seahouses harbour. It dives and hangs out with Eiders
8 months ago
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Purple Heron showing well on the ground and in flight opposite lightning trees at Carlton Marshes
8 months ago
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Common Crane flying low over Peto’s Marsh plus Hobby
8 months ago
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Nightingale between Carlton and golf course in scrub along overgrown bridle way linking Marsh Lane to path across golf course
9 months ago
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Grasshopper Warbler Marsh Lane trail at Carlton Marshes
9 months ago
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Sedge Warbler Carlton Marshes
9 months ago
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Covehithe-amazing day time Starling murmuration over pig fields, female Scaup, 4 Goldeneye Benacre Broad -Black Swan, Avocet Kessingland-Shorelark still on usual patch
10 months ago
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Covehithe- Chiffchaff, Red Kite, 3 Scaup, 2 Goldeneye Benacre- 2 drake Goldeneye, 2 Whooper Swans, Bearded Tits Benacre Sluice- Grey Wagtail
10 months ago
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More catching up! The lone Cattle Egret is still with the cows in the field adjacent to the Duke’s Head pub, Slugs Lane Somerleyton
11 months ago
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The Red-necked Grebe is still at Whitlingham. Caught up with it at last!
11 months ago
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Covehithe-2 Goldeneyes Benacre-7 Whooper Swans (the loner has joined the group!), 2 female Scaup, Peregrine. Kessingland- the Shorelark is back but on the beach a bit further north
11 months ago
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The 6 Whooper Swans were at Covehithe this morning along with 2 Goldeneye. The female Scaup is still at Benacre. No sign of the Shorelark at Kessingland
11 months ago
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There are 18 Golden Plovers on Potters field between the cliff and the go cart track just north of Radar Lodge
12 months ago
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RSPB Dove Stone- 2 Mountain Hares, Ravens, Red Grouse and Siskins
about 1 year ago
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There is a big number of Scoter in Gorleston bay in several rafts. I’ve just picked out 3 Velvet Scoters amongst them
about 1 year ago
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There are about 25 Snow Buntings on the beach opposite the yellow house north of Kessingland
about 1 year ago
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Kessingland - Dartford Warbler just south of sluice and Shorelark back on it’s usual patch north of sluice
about 1 year ago
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Apart from the Shorelark and a Great White Egret in off the sea, it was very quiet on a walk from Pakefield to Benacre Broad. I couldn’t find any Snow Buntings!
about 1 year ago
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A promising start to the day-a Woodcock in my garden probing on the frost covered lawn
about 1 year ago
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Little auk just flown north close inshore past Benacre Broad. Woodcock and Fieldfares in off
about 1 year ago
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