White Winged Scoter ad/m Methil viewed from football club carpark at 9.05am. Also 5 Long tailed Duck and 54 Barnacle Geese flew west. Stej Scoter still at East Weymess at 10am and showing well #birdingscotland #rarebirdsUK

Gamlingay Cambs 9.30 to 10,00am) 8 Dotterel (3 gems) at TL2514 5269 Wheatear Yellow Wag Cuckoo

Marathon session Lakenheath RSPB to Botany Bay 7am to 12pm Highlights Garganey (m&f), Whooper Swan, 3 Gropper, 2 Hobby, Yellow Wag, 6 booming Bittern plus 1 over New Fen, 2 GWE, 2 Cranes flew east from Botany Bay plus all the usual reedbed birds. #suffolkbirding #breckbirding

Cavenham between Temple Bridge and the old lock 2 Grasshopper Wblr 2+ Cuckoo Marsh Harrier Common Curlew #suffolkbirding #breckbirding

Great morning at Cavenham Heath as well as the regulars 5 Wheatear fem Ring Ouzel and an Osprey #Suffolkbirding #Breckbirding

Lynford Arboretum this morning 10am to 12.30pm 4 Hawfinch including one showing well at the pond in the “tunnel”. Also 2+ Firecrest 6 Crossbill fem Brambling 170+Fieldfare 60+ Redwing.

Cavenham this morning NFY Blackcap Sand Martin (7) Kingfisher (2) and Raven. Also Curlew Redshank Green Sand and Oystercatcher as well as all the usual stuff. #suffolkbirding #breckbirding

Late news from Cavenham yesterday afternoon 2 Stone Curlew, 5 Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher, singing Chiffchaff, 2+ singing Woodlark 3 pairs of Stonechat and a GWE over the pits. Sand Martin bank has been heavily disturbed by quarrying work…

Late news from Cavenham yesterday afternoon 2 Stone Curlew, 5 Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher, singing Chiffchaff, 2+ singing Woodlark 3 pairs of Stonechat and a GWE over the pits. Sand Martin bank has been heavily disturbed by quarrying work…

Some late news from yesterday. A herd of Whooper Swans and 3 Bewicks Swans (1juv) in the Suffolk fens between Kenny Hill and Shippea Hill at TL6553 8239 showing well from the farm track. Another similar flock in Cambridgeshire at TL5839 8631 #suffolkbirding

Green winged Teal on the Slough at SWT Lackford this afternoon, 35 years after my only other Breck record #breckbording #suffolkbirding

Cavenham this am Whinchat 2 Wheatear 5 Stone Curlew c30 Meadow Pipits 6+ Woodlark and 20ish Swallows heady SW across the Heath. #Suffolkbirding #Breckbirding #CavenhamHeath

Cavenham Whinchat and Wheatear this morning and several singing Woodlarks #Suffolkbirding #Breckbirding

Pt2 the big shear count are my own totals with many more missed. The main action was between 2-4pm. The petrels and the Sabs were before 9am.

Had my best ever seawatch yesterday at PG. Wilson’s, Sabs, c1000 Cory’s 250+ Gt Shear Sooty’s Balearic’s 15 Storm Petrel Bonxie Risso’s Dolphin and Tuna Pt1

Lackford Sayers Breck family party of Stonechat 4+ Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat along fence line to the church. On the Slough GWE, LE and juv Common Tern also Sedge and Reed Warbler. #SuffolkBirds #BreckBriding

Cavenham early morning 53+ Stone Curlew on main Heath. Pill box 2 Tree Pipit Willow Warbler, Old car park juv Cuckoo. Pits very quiet all the Sand Martins seem to have left. #SuffolkBirds

ZC still showing on and off in flight mid afternoon

Black Stork again at 8.30pm

Livermere early afternoon Ruddy Shelduck 3 Barnacle Geese loads of Greylag and Egyptian Geese 2nd summer Y L Gull 2 Shovellor and several active BHGull nests #SuffolkBirding

Heavily cropped phonescoped shot of the Hockwold Washes Caspian Tern. When feeding along the river it occasionally ventured into Suffolk #Birdingsuffolk

Caspian Tern still at Hockwold Washes at 5.15pm roosting on the mud at the eastern end

Later at Lackford Slough (mini Minsmere) Avocet 2, Common Tern 2, Marsh Harrier 2, LRP 4+ B H Gull nests 2 drk Pochard Kingfisher #BirdingSuffolk #BreckBirding #SWTLackford

A few sightings from this morning after the rain. Lakenheath Sedge Fen to Botany Bay and oxbow lake area 2 Cranes and others calling, Bittern GWE Pochard 5 Shovellor 8+ Cuckoo inc 2 calling females Hobby Kestrel Red Kite Buzzard Marsh Harriers Bearded Tit etc no Booted Eagle🙁/1 #BirdingSuffolk

Quail and Corn Bunting from Mildenhall Fen, Suffolk this morning. Turn up the volume 😉

Early afternoon on the Slough at Lackford 2 Greenshank, LRP GWE LE and 3 Common Terns as well as the male Marsh Harrier coming in with food and a pair of Cuckoo’s #lackford #Birdingsuffolk #breckbirding

Calling Quail and 2+ Corn Bunting Hurdle Drove near Kenny Hill Suffolk at 7.00am maps.app.goo.gl/BWdaTbGdv2Sj...

7 Black Terns Great Livermere Broad Water at 6.15pm #Suffolkbirding #breckbirding

Some good Nightjar action in the Kings Forest yesterday evening. #Suffolkbirding #breckbirding

Caught up with a few migrant waders this morning, Hockwold Washes Wood Sand, Lackford SWT Common Sand on the Slough. #waders # Suffolkbirding #RSPBLlenheath

Hockwold Washes 10 Arctic Trns at 2.20am 2 Greenshank drk Garganey Curlew 6 Avocets

Yesterday morning in SW Kings Forest Turtle Dove, Redstart, Spotted Fly 5+ Cuckoo Tree Pipits Willow Warbler Curlew #breckbirding #suffolkbirding

Cavenham Pits yesterday afternoon, no sign of RFF, 2 Hobbles GWE, 2 LE, 2nd c/yr Yellow legged Gull, Kingfisher, Grey Partridge, Gropper, 50+ Swifts, House and Sand Martins and a pair of Marsh Harriers #breckbirding #suffolkbirding

Hockwold Washes this am 2 male Garganey 6 Avocet 2 Bk Tailed Godwits (prob limosa) Swift #suffolkbirding #RSPBLakenheath

This morning Risby Water tower Corn Bunting Bunkers Barn Lesser Whitethroat Cavenham all the usual specialities and a couple of showy Cuckoo’s. Brandon CP Tree Pipit 2 Mandarin 2 Siskin. Lackford 2+ Hobby displaying Marsh Harriers and first Swift of the year. #suffolkbirding #cavenhamheath

Cavenham Pits and Heath this morning 3 Gropper 2 Cuckoo fem Wheatear LRP Redshank Curlew Yellow Wag Reed and Sedge Wblrs in the usual places, 100+ Sand Martins 2 Kingfisher plus all the regulars #Suffolkbirding #Breckbirding #CavenhamHeath

Also at Loch Leven RSPB several Tree Sparrows and the only Red Squirrel of the trip

After a great trip around Forth, Moray, Sutherland, Caithness catching up with most of the specialities there was a feel of home yesterday at Loch Leven RSPB watching Marsh Harriers and a Gt White Egret, both new birds for me in Scotland. #birdingscotland #lochleven

2 White billed Divers Portsoy late afternoon #BirdingScotland

White winged Scoter ad drake Methil from sea wall near football ground at 12.05 #Birdingscotland

Male and female Surf Scoter still Buckhaven from car park at 10.15 #birdingscotland

Cavenham this morning LRP new diggings and 1 Sand Martin. A small influx of Brambling in the birch woods and at least 3 Blackcaps along with all the regulars. The Temple Bridge flash has dried out. #breckbirding #suffolkbirding

A good morning at a couple of local sites. Cavenham Heath 3 Sand Martins FOY Blackcap Woodlarks 20+ Redwing and all the regulars plus an Adder and a Comma Later at Lackford SWT ad/w Little Gull, GWE, 5 Little Egret 6sp of raptor including displaying Marsh Harriers #breckbirding #suffolkbirds

Cavenham this am 4+ Curlew, 2 Snipe and displaying Lapwing on the flood. Also fem Marsh Harrier several singing Stonechat, Woodlark, Yellowhammer and Reed Buntings. Along the river Chiffchaff Cettis and Water Rail #breckbirding #suffolkbirds #spring

Lackford SWT early afternoon Gt White Egret on sailing lake and several Siskin and Lesser Redpoll near the ringing hut and first bumblebee of the year a sign of spring

Several Goshawk sightings and a bonus ring tail Hen Harrier this morning in the Kings Forest #breckbirding #suffolkbirds

Increase in duck numbers at Lackford this morning minimum 209 Teal, 34 Wigeon 15 Shovellor 45 Tufted Duck on Slough, also Little Egret. Sailing Lake 13 Pochard (2fem) no sign of Pintail or Goldeneye seen in the week #Lackfordlakes #breckbirding

Temple Bridge Cavenham along River Lark to Barton Mills this morning 2 Chiffchaff 2 Cettis 4+ Water Rail 40+ Siskin 6 Teal Little Egret Red Kite Buzzards and a few Redwing #breckbirding #suffolkbirds #westsuffolkbiring

Cavenham pits this morning GWE, Woodcock, few Snipe, Water Rail and Marsh Tit the best. Later a Little Egret flying over the BSE Cemetery towards the water tower - HNY! #cavenhamheath #breckbirding

2 Earlier at Lackford ad fem Peregrine and fem/juv Stonechat Sayers Breck, 2 drk Goldeneye and a Kingfisher Sailing Lake and redhead Goosander and 14 Snipe on the Slough #suffolkbirds #breckbirding #lackford