Thursday, 20 September 2018

Late August



Shingle Street 23/09/2018


Curlew
 Whinchat




24/08/2018

Day trip to Frampton Marshes for the Stilt Sandpiper (another 1st for me)
 Many thanks to Eddie Marsh for his driving

It was showing well but distant

with Dunlin

with Godwit and Dunlin

with Dunlin and Common Snipe

with Common Snipe
25/08/2018

A lovely walk with Veronica and Jack from Eastbridge var Coastguard Cottages

Buzzard

Buzzard

Migrant Hawker

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker

Wasp Spider outside East Hide Minsmere

Willow Emerald
 26/08/2018
Bawdsey & Boyton

Little Owl

escapee Upper Land Geese
27/08/2018

A walk with Veronica and Jack from Hollesley Marshes RSPB to Boyton along River wall

Veronica and her little helper Jack

View from river wall looking towards Orford

Wheatear

Wheartear

Wheatear


Wasp Spider
30/08/2018

Shingle Street

Curlew

Grayling

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Southern Hawker

31/08/2018
Shingle Street 

Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Migrant Hawker

Migrant Hawker

Wheatear




Thursday, 23 August 2018

Autumn Migrants coming early

 Well last year I only saw 1 Pied Flycatcher all year, but this August there has been a great full of them, on the 3rd August 68 were spotted on our East Coast.


1st August East Lane (2 were found)










 3rd August (four found)


Also Whinchat






We found 2 Wheatear whilst walking in the evening of 3rd August at Shingle Street




Morning visit to Minsmere
10th August

Common Sandpiper and Turnstone

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank


12th August
Shingle Street
Wheatear

13th August 
Shingle Street

Wheatear



Whinchat








2nd of my Life ticks
American Golden Plover
14th August
Hazelwood Marshes









15th August Sizewell 
Juvenile Black Redstart




17th August
Shingle Street

Red-backed Shrike







19th August 
Minsmere

2nd of my Life ticks

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER

(always distant)




21st August
East Lane
Another fall of Pied Flycatcher (6)







22nd August 
Hollesley
the 3rd of my Life ticks

Ortolan Bunting
Trapped and ringed at Hollesley


Stonechat and Whinchat
whilst on a afternoon walk at Shingle Street