Saturday 28 April 2018

Birding in April 2018

Well April came and suddenly a few migrants arrived 



Siskin Upper Hollesley Common


White Stork at Shingle Street





 Black Redstart at Shingle Street


Corn Buntings at Shingle Street






Skylark at Shingle Street





Common Crossbills Upper Hollesley Common





Probable Coues Artic Redpoll Upper Hollesley Common






White rump
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Cute Fallow Deer keeping a eye on me on Upper Hollesley Common


Male Siskin on Upper Hollesley Common


Male Wheatear on Sutton Common




Common Crossbills at Upper Hollesley Common






1st visit to the American Bittern at Carlton Marshes


 Barn Owl at Bawdsey



My 1st Sedge Warbler for this year at Boyton RSPB


 Black Redstart at East Lane








 Male Wheatear at East Lane




 Smart Stonechat (male) at Shingle Street


 Tree Pipit at East Lane found by ace birder Mark Cornish





Another visit to Carlton Marshes for American Bittern no pics this time

Sun going down over Carlton Marshes



Chinese Water Deer Carlton Marshes


Corn Bunting at Shingle Street


Common Gulls displaying at Boyton RSPB


Cuckoo on Sutton Common


Green Tiger Beetle on Sutton Common





Two Red Kites Boyton and Hollesley



Wren at Boyton RSPB


Yellowhammer Upper Hollesley Common


Black Redstart at Hollesley Marshes RSPB


Cuckoo on Sutton Common




Skylark at Shingle Street


female Stonechat at Shingle Street


male Wheatear at Shingle Street



Woodlark on Sutton Common


Goldcrest on Upper Hollesley Common


Long-tailed Tit hopping along Upper Hollesley Common


Yellowhammer Upper Hollesley Common




Bee Fly Bawdsey


Brimstone Butterfly Bawdsey


Coal Tit on Upper Hollesley Common


Smart male Brambling on Upper Hollesley Common




Ring Ouzels at Shingle Street






















Smart Pheasant


A walk at Sutton with Veronica

Admiral Butterfly


Bee-fly



Primroses and one Violet


Speckled Wood Butterfly


Ring Ouzels again at Shingle Street





Stoat on Sutton Common


Male Wheatear Sutton Common




Woodlark Sutton Common


Common Crossbills at Hollesley





Goldcrest looking surreal 


Ring Ouzel being shy


Yellow Wagtail at Hollesley RSPB


Blue Tit in a reflective pose


Male Common Crossbill Hollesley



My first Nightgale of the year at Butley, singing his heart out


Siskin male 
Hollesley



Another visit to Carlton Marshes for theAmerican Bittern, we finally got to see it on the ground, but bit distant for decent photos  










Carlton Marshes after Sundown 


Hare on Carlton Marshes



1 comment:

  1. A remarkable set. I love the Long-tailed tit, presumably about to touch down.

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