SUFFOLK BIRD GROUP November 27th Indoor Talk #SuffolkBirds

At it again… another barn owl box going up! 🦉💪 With habitat like this, who could resist giving the owls a new des-res? Huge thanks to our brilliant volunteers for keeping Suffolk’s owls in style. Here’s hoping the new tenants approve! 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

A rare break in the rain = one very content barn owl catching some rays! 🌤️🦉 We’re getting more sightings reported lately, which is a really positive sign. Thanks to everyone who shares their owl moments with us — please keep them coming! 💛 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

SUFFOLK BIRD GROUP November 27th Indoor Talk #SuffolkBirds

As the weather cools, barn owls can save precious energy by hunting from perches. If you’ve got the land—and are lucky enough to have owls nearby—popping in a few posts can really help them this winter. A small boost for a magical bird! 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Second box up today for the Biodiversity in Melton project! At this rate the owls will need a waiting list. Huge thanks to Melton for working with us — fingers crossed for a very successful season and some feathery new tenants soon 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Enjoyed a very pleasant @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social boat trip on the River Ore and Butley River on Sunday, was interesting to observe a good number of waders from the boat. Also before the trip I managed to see the North Warren shrike which was showing very well #Suffolkbirding

Isabelline (Daurian?) shrike North Warren RSPB, Suffolk, 17/11/2025 Showed well today. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #birds

Apologies for straying off topic. 12 more 3D printed House Martin nest cups have been made and decorated for the @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social HMSS project. We are targeting existing or recent HM colonies to help their local populations expand. #NestSpace @sbghousemartins.bsky.social

Thought it was just one noisy owl on camera 🎥 — then two more burst out behind it! Box mayhem caught by one of our brilliant hosts. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

SOSSwifts has received donations so can offer 10 free Swift Community Sets for prominent elevations of public buildings. We also have some free nest boxes for you to install adjacent to existing Swifts’ nest, we want to create Swift streets @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

High Crossbill activity (20+) Mayday Farm, Breckland at cloudy, first light this morning including a few singing and a displaying, song-flight ♂ which I’ve never seen before. Also Redpolls, Siskins, Redwings, 2 each of Raven, Marsh Tit and Nuthatch #birds #ukbirding @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Slightly off topic, apologies. Collected a car load of Redstart, Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher and Grey Wagtail nest boxes from our SBG volunteer. These are destined for suitable east Suffolk habitat; Southwold, Ufford, Woodbridge and up along the Deben and Ore. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Helpful farmer providing a lift-up for a barn owl box install — if only all our setups came with bonus levels this easy! 🦉🎮💪 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Another boot load of Swift nest boxes destined to help Suffolk’s Swifts, kindly made by our volunteer. These boxes are destined for Stowmarket, Aldeburgh and Bury St Edmunds. SOSSwifts provide free surveys & advice, Swift conservation works @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

Circumstances can change, SOSSwifts have had these 3 Swift boxes donated back into the @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social project. We will happily donate these 3 nest boxes on for you to install at a Suffolk location where Swifts nest already. #SaveOurSwifts

Three more beauties ready for action! 🦉 Handcrafted by one of our brilliant volunteers — these owl boxes are all set to head out and become des-res homes for some very lucky barn owls. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

We have a Save Our Suffolk Swift talk this Thursday 6th November at 7pm, Moreton Hall Community Centre Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7JH. All are most welcome to attend @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

The Grey Phalorope we found late this afternoon at Benacre,Suffolk. #greyphalorope #suffolkbirds #ukbirding #rarebirds #birding

Full steam ahead! We’re busy getting owl boxes up before winter sets in — giving our feathery friends plenty of time to find their new homes well before next year’s breeding season. Ladders out, tools at the ready, and spirits sky-high! 🦉 🍁 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Shorelark Kessingland beach pools, 29/10/2025 Feeding in the same area as last winter, so possibly a returning #bird #SuffolkBirding @lowestoftlizards.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

A grand day out at the Mansion House in Ipswich for Discovery Day! BOSS was there with the other brilliant Suffolk Bird Group projects — and the barn owl pellet dissections stole the show! Curious young minds, tweezers at the ready, and plenty of “ewws” and “wows”! 🦉🔍 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Grey phalarope Benacre, 30/10/2025 An excellent find by team @paulgreenwildwire.bsky.social A very confiding #bird. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #Suffolkbirding

Grey phalarope Benacre, 30/10/2025 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #Suffolkbirding #birds

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Knettishall Heath NR, Suffolk: a dull, cloudy visit to this fine reserve with some great habitats. At least 4 Woodlark, 2 Stonechat, 5 Marsh Tit, an unseen flock of ‘chipping’ Crossbills overhead and several each of Siskin and Redpoll @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Woodlarks showed well at the weekend at Knettishall Heath, Suffolk. The cloudy conditions did not deter several singing birds @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Return of the Osprey - Dr Tim Mackrill from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation. A talk at Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, IP12 4AU on Thurs 16 October at 7.30 pm, organised jointly by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Woodbridge Wildlife Group & Suffolk Bird Group #Suffolkbirds

#Lowestoft Life - 7th -12th October 2025 Back to Blighty with a touch of an eastern Autumn and some garden mothing. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/10/lowe... @suffolkmoths.bsky.social @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Who says we’re just about Barn Owls? Sometimes a Tawny needs a hand (or a ladder). One cosy box, safely relocated and ready for occupancy! 🦉🔧 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

@suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social After watching the r-t shrike I walked onto the heath and down into the woods. A group of 12 crossbills were very vocal, looked like some juveniles mixed in with at least 3 bright red males.

1/2. My last 3 birding trips have been unsuccessful. The Lark in Snettisham twice last week & this morning the R-T Shrike did a bunk as well. Saw large numbers of Barnacle Geese arriving, heard a Woodlark & this Dartford Warbler was bird #259 of year. #birds #ukbirding @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Red-tailed shrike Dunwich, Suffolk, 05/10/2025 "Showing well" @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #birds

Red-tailed or Turkestan shrike Dunwich, Suffolk, 05/10/2025 It seems very settled. Hunting bees and storing them in a gorse bush larder. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #birds

Rainy day paint project- here's three bandits doing a backlit autumnal thing earlier in the week. #Birdart

Turkestan shrike Dunwich, Suffolk 02/10/2025 My out for three shrikes week just went to four, when this Turkestan / red-tailed shrike was found, a short walk from Minsmere, where I was birding today. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #birds

A fun afternoon in primary school: owls got new names—Tawny was crowned the Invisible Owl, LEO became the Bunny Owl 🐰🦉. After much debate (and giggles), the final poll crowned the Barn Owl as the kids’ favourite. Democracy in action, feathered edition! @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Thanks to one of our brilliant Barn Owl people for this gem — adult owl checking out its old nest box. ✨Young have flown, house is empty, and it looks like they’re moving back in for the winter. ❄️ A true case of ‘returning to the nest’ 🦉 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Pied flycatcher Southwold 25/09/2025 No sign of the two yellow-browed warblers, after a morning sea watch, but good to find a pied flycatcher in the same area. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

TWO SHORT TALKS: Birding South Africa & Barn Owl Support Suffolk. Speakers: Katya Bathgate & Sally Nelson. Thursday, 25 September 19:30 Venue: Hintlesham Community Hall, Timperleys, Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3PS Admission charge: £3. Non-members most welcome. Full-time students free. #SuffolkBirding

We teamed up with the other Suffolk Bird Group projects at Uni of Suffolk’s Freshers Wildlife Fair – Barn Owls, Swifts, House Martins & Peregrine Falcons all under one roof! Great to meet so many new faces & the next generation of bird people. 🦉✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @sosswifts.bsky.social

Back from holiday, straight into DIY for the locals: first Barn Owl box is up today after the break 🦉✨ Just the tiny matter of the Very Long List still waiting — this project keeps us busy! @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

🦉 Good news — in the next few weeks we’ll be swooping into a couple of primary schools to chat all things Barn Owls! Feathers, pellets & a bit of owl magic coming to the classroom… wish us luck with the small humans! ✨ @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

The Wryneck at Landguard Bird Observatory was quite confiding within the compound this afternoon #SuffolkBirding #UKBirding @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing control: Sedge Warbler ringed 9th August 2025 at Trimley Marshes, Suffolk, controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 16th August 2025. 7 days since ringed, 238km movement west #birdringing #Migration

Barred warbler Kessingland 26/08/2025 The #bird was fly catching this morning, showing superb aerobatic skills. Something I have never seen before from this species; only “clumsy” berry eating. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding

Barred warbler Kessingland 26/08/2025 The more usual feeding behaviour. Still there today, but better in the morning, when it starts feeding - after which it can be elusive. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social #suffolkbirding #birds