My Rambles throughout Suffolk through my lens during February 2026 so far

  My Rambles throughout Suffolk through my lens during February 2026

The first 2 days were wet and grim

February 3rd

Still grim but morning dry and very cold and windy, decided to give Boyton RSPB a look with the boys, whilst driving down the track towards the reserve we spotted a huge flock of finches, closer inspection revealed there were Chaffinches, Bramblings, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Linnets, totally at least 300 birds, quite a sight!
A photo of a few of them perched, light so bad, so no pics of the flock.

Good numbers of White fronted Geese

The boys spotted these Geese at a distance with their scopes. So not a very clear image because of the distance and the awful light, a debated ensued about wether they were Pink footed or Tundra Bean Geese, Obsidentify says 67% Tundra Been and 31% Pink footed.

A Red Kite flew overhead whilst we were debating the geese

4th February

Boyton 

Tundra Bean Geese

White-fronted Geese

Butley Priory and Snowdrops

The grave in Butley of Veronica's brother who sadly died in December 1949 at a week old 

7th February

after 2 days of rain I decided to give East Lane a look, may be the Purple Sandpipers may be on the clay as the low tide was 08.30.

And they were feeding on the clay.

Also the sun popped out for awhile!!!!

There were several Turnstones with them.

Stonechat

1st Primroses of 2026

also wash up on the beach was this packet, obviously from far away

9th February

Decided to see if I could find the Hume's Leaf Warbler in Lowestoft.

A very rare Autumn or Winter visitor from Central Asian Mountain Forests.

 

Lighting conditions were awful, also it never sat still so very hard to photograph

Also Firecrest and Goldcrest were present

Then popped to Ness Point for a female Black Redstart

Then to Kessingland beach for a Shorelark

 10th February

Veronica and I went for a walk on Sutton Heath, to give Millie and us some exercise.

it was a drizzling a bit

After lunch I had a message to say that a  Slavonian Grebe had been spotted Hollesley

RSPB scrape

12th February

We decided to give the Hume's Leaf Warbler another look and then to Carlton Marshes for the American Wigeon

14th February

Valentines Day

Finally the sun came out

A Walk with Veronica & Millie in Eyke

  

 

We popped Butley to check if the crocus's were out on Veronica's brother who sadly died in December 1949 at a week old