My Swarovski STS 65 HD scope, with 20-60 zoom is available, although lens caps missing. Comes with stay-on case (front lost its lower clip). Tripod available. Know any local young birders who may like it? - free of charge @landguardbo.bsky.social @landguardbirder.bsky.social @david-walsh.bsky.social

Here's 'Lucy' the Bewick's Swan that we saw at Station Road, Welney today. Amazed to see that Lucy was at Slimbridge on 28th and 29th December and now in the Cambs/Norfolk Fens. Reading colour-rings is very rewarding. zwergschwan.de/karte-sender... #NorfolkBirding

Keeping it local one of the Landguard Peregrines sat on the leeward side of the nearest crane at the Port of Felixstowe sunning itself nearby at The Grove 4 Firecrests 2 Treecreepers 2 Jays 1 Great spotted Woodpecker plus a myriad of dogs

The Falkenham Black Brant wishing everyone a Happy new Year

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The Great northern Diver on the River Orwell was feeding well catching a few crabs and this flatfish probably a Flounder off Clamphouse Creek early p.m.

A chance to get out on the River Orwell now that the wind has eased and lo n behold a Great northern Diver also a Drake Goldeneye on Loompit Lake

The Black Brant and 15 Whitefronts found by Paul Holmes yesterday were still present around Kingsfleet, Falkenham Marshes this morning

In JT’s right hand is his 800th Swift box he has made for Save Our Suffolk Swifts, a mightly effort. In his left hand is a Spotted Flycatcher box, his 1000th nest box for Suffolk. He’s also made Tawny/Little Owls, Nuthatch & Grey Wagtail too @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social

Goldeneye, male, this afternoon at Chew Valley Lake

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Farage. Man of the [rich] people.

Three Suffolk Shrikes - I have a signed, limited edition giclee print of a painting of the 3 rare shrikes in Suffolk this autumn (Isabelline, Turkestan and Brown). Just 50 available and only £50 window mounted (add £12 for P&P): PM me if interested and please repost, thanks

A couple of hours wandering around the Grove, Felixstowe to try and relocate the recent Yellow browed Warbler with no success but the Tit and Crest flock that it was with previously still held a nice Firecrest 2 Coal Tits with several Long tailed Tits plus a few fearless Jays around

As the main road To Felixstowe Ferry was closed for a few days I decided to give the Grove in Felixstowe a look for Firecrests and so it was that among the Tit and Crest flock there was indeed a Firecrest high above me then next to it was my first December self found Yellow browed Warbler

I headed to Raydon disused airfield this morning where recent visits have produced flocks of finches and pipits (so a chance of Merlin I thought….). No luck, but instead I found a Dartford Warbler, a rather extraordinary record for deepest mid-Suffolk. I was in disbelief when I first heard it!

The slow expansion of the Marbled Fritillary (braamparelmoer, Brenthis daphne) in NL has surprised me, in B and D it easily moves 10-20km per year. Even in de SE the density is still relatively low. Apparently the quality of the habitat in NL is not good enough to move further north.

We finished our very successful partner meeting with a celebration of Butterfly Conservation Europe’s 21st Birthday. @martinswarren.bsky.social gave a great review of the many achievements over the years and we made a toast. All the presentations are on our website www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

Saharan dust at 06:00 on 9/12

The local patch Yellow-browed Warbler was showing and calling well late morning. Wonder whether it will linger until the new year!? #SuffolkBirding

Distribution- (occupancy-) trend tells a different story than the population trend. The distribution of the Gatekeeper (P tithonus, oranje zandoogje) in NL is stable, where the populationsize has declined with 70% between 1992 and 2010.

New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)

The Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus, groot dikkopje) is not only declining in NL but in the whole EU, where we can see a reduction in populationsize with appr 50%. www.butterfly-monitoring.eu #eBMS

Quiet at Landguard so a walk from Felixstowe Ferry to Kingsfleet to check out the local Brent Goose flock olf 483 birds with 31 juveniles. So a slow walk back saw a Chinese Water Deer that ran amock amongst the Swanherd before a fly over Great White Egret that landed in a ditch close to Holm Hill

Black Brant at Saltfleet today @lincsbirding.bsky.social #lincsbirding #ukbirding

First cold day of the autumn at Landguard a Snow Bunting on the beach felt just about right, still a few Goldcrests and a Firecrest still around but little else apart from 2 Lapwings although 3 Egyptian Geese headed south way out to sea plus 2 of the same went north over the port

A bit of variety at Landguard today including the Pallas's Warbler 2 Purple Sandpipers 2 Firecrests 1 Short eared Owl and a late Wheatear bit very little noted over the sea

On the Butts at Landguard this afternoon 2 regular Clouded Yellows and 1 Small Copper both my latest ever also the Pallas's Warbler was still present in the Observatory Compound

At Landguard this morning and if it wasn't for the lingering Pallas's Warbler and Barred Warbler you could be forgiven for thinking that autumn migration was over but during a couple of brief sunny spells 2 Clouded Yellows, one Helice and a single Small Copper brightened things up somewhat

At Landguard today a good November morning for butterflies with 2 Common Blue Suffolks latest, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small White, 3 Red Admiral and 3 Clouded Yellows and anuver pic of the Barred Warbler

The lovely first-winter Isabelline Shrike at North Warren, Suffolk, this afternoon. A lovely sandy-coloured shrike which performed well in the brambles at the edge of the marsh.

Landguard this morning a Barred Warbler found by Paul Holmes

A great November day for butterflies at Landguard with 2 Clouded Yellows, 3 Common Blue Suffolks latest found by @david-walsh.bsky.social, 2 Small White and 4 Small Copper

If Carlsberg did weather charts 😆 If storms over Western Sahara on Thursday reach S. England on Friday (as the current models are showing)... Put it this way, I've never seen anything like it in 20 years of trying to decipher these charts. I really hope the computer has got this one right #teammoth

At Landguard this morning a Merlin and a Ringtail Hen Harrier south

Can't beat the continuing influx of Black faced Buntings but Landguard's Pallas's Warbler is still here today

A second Pallas's Warbler for the autumn at Landguard bird Observatory this morning along with a few Goldcrests and a Firecrest plus some Redwing and Song Thrushes had arrived overnight

A brief 20 minutes around the Landguard butts area in the sunny spell at lunchtime I managed to see 1 Clouded Yellow, my latest and 4 Small Coppers

Yesterday at Landguard a few butterflies were on the wing including 3 Clouded Yellows 3 Small White 4 Small Copper 4 Red Admiral 1 Peacock but only a single Red Admiral seen today also in the Grove Felixstowe 6 Common Darters and 3 Firecrests along with 2 gleaning Jays

From Sunday night (2/11) it may turn VERY interesting. Some of the charts for Tuesday - Thursday (4-6/11) in particular are mouth-watering, with the airstream tracking deep into Africa. A long way off and subject to change of course. #teamoth

As the sun was out in Felixstowe, Butterflies seemed a good choice either side of lunchtime for a walk to the butts area Landguard which produced 3 Clouded Yellows 5 Small Copper 1 Small White and a Red Admiral

After yesterday's Shrike at Hollesley back at Landguard today with a Short-eared Owl, Grey Heron, Ring-necked Parakeet, Marsh Harrier, Brambling, plus singles of Swallow and House Martin putting in appearances

3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK #Birdguides

Fascinating Swedish study proving that threatened butterflies can still disperse surprisingly long distances eg Marsh Fritillary >8km and more than 10% of Large Blues travelled at least 1km resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌍

A few more pics of Brown Shrike at Upper Hollesley Common yesterday.

Northern Chequered Skipper (C silvicola, geelbont dikkopje): Vulnerable (A2b) in EU (www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...) because of population declines on European Butterfly Monitoring transects in eBMS (www.butterfly-monitoring.net).

Went for my 3rd Suffolk County tick of the Year at Hollesley Common well done the finder of this 1Cy Brown Shrike