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Common Sandpiper - Leathes Ham - August 2008 © Andrew Easton

RED-THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata****
Kessingland - 10th (1 S), 13th (1 N), 16th (1 N), 17th (2 N), 18th (1 N), 21st (1 S), 22nd (1 N, 1 on sea), 23rd (4 N), 24th (15 N, 1 on sea), 25th (3 N, 1 S), 26th (6 N, 1 S, 1 on sea), 27th (6 N, 3 S, 2 on sea), 28th (2 N), 29th (2 N, 3 S, 7 on sea), 30th (4 N, 1 S).
Ness Point - 9th (1 S), 11th (2 S), 13th (1 S), 24th (31 N, 2 S), 25th (11 N).
Gorleston - 17th (1 S), 18th (1 N), 19th (1 N), 20th (1 N), 22nd (1 N), 23rd (1 N, 1 on sea), 24th (7 N, 2 S, 1 on sea), 28th (1 on the sea).



BLACK-THROATED DIVER Gavia arctica
One flew north past Kessingland on the 24th.



DIVER sp. Gaviidae ****
Kessingland - 28th (1 N).



GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus****
One flew south past Kessingland on the 1st, with two south past there on the 19th.
Five were on Oulton Broad on the 29th.



BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis****
One was on the sea off Ness Point on the 25th.



FULMAR Fulmarus glacialis
One flew south past Ness Point on the 6th and 13th.
Kessingland - 2nd (1 S), 8th (1 N, 1 S), 13th (1 N).



SOOTY SHEARWATER Puffinus griseus ****
One flew south past Ness Point on the 6th. A second, much more distant, Shearwater was almost certainly a Sooty as well.
Corton - 7th (1 N).
Ness Point - 9th (1 N), 24th (54 N).
Kessingland - 9th (1 N), 24th (27 N), 25th (1 N), 29th (1 N).
Gorleston - 15th (1), 17th (1 N), 23rd (2 N).
A bumper day on the 24th with at least 57 individuals seen.



MANX SHEARWATER Puffinus puffinus
Kessingland - 7th (5 N, 1 S).
Corton - 7th (2 N).
Ness Point - 24th (6 N).



BALEARIC SHEARWATER Puffinus mauretanicus
One flew south past Ness Point at 9:13am on the 11th.



SHEARWATER sp. Puffinus sp.
One, either Manx or Balearic flew south past Gorleston on the 23rd.



GANNET Morus bassanus ****
Kessingland - 1st (6 N), 2nd (1 N), 3rd (2 N, 5 S), 5th (9 S), 6th (2 S), 7th (6 N, 33 S), 8th (1 N, 2 S), 9th (5 N, 8 S), 10th (2 S), 13th (9 N, 3 S), 14th (3 N, 8 S), 15th (12 N, 11 S), 16th (2 N), 17th (3 N, 2 S), 18th (9 N, 3 S), 19th (5 N), 20th (2 N), 21st (4 N, 1 S), 22nd (10 N, 15 S), 23rd (10 N, 5 S), 24th (49 N, 4 S), 25th (26 N, 12 S), 26th (12 N, 1 S), 27th (5 N), 28th (13 N), 29th (10 N), 30th (4 N, 5 S).
Ness Point - 6th (1 N, 2 S), 7th (4 N, 6 S), 9th (8 S), 13th (4 N, 70 S), 14th (1 N, 3 S), 24th (30 N, 1 S), 25th (58 N).
Corton - 7th (50+), 13th (2 N).
Gorleston - 19th (2 N), 20th (1 N), 23rd (2 N), 24th (12 N).



CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo ****
Kessingland - 1st (1 N), 2nd (2 S), 6th (1 S), 7th (1 N), 8th (1 N), 9th (1 N, 2 S), 12th (1 N), 13th (11 in off the sea), 15th (5 N, 1 on sea), 17th (2 S), 18th (2 N, 1 S), 19th (1 N), 20th (1 N), 21st (4 S), 22nd (5 N), 23rd (1 S), 24th (5 N, 1 S), 26th (6 N), 27th (7 N, 2 S), 28th (1 N, 1 S), 29th (3 N, 1 S), 30th (2 S).
Gorleston - 20th (6 N), 23rd (3 N, 1 S), 24th (5 N).
Ness Point - 24th (4 N).



SHAG Phalacrocorax aristotelis
One flew north past Lowestoft North Beach on the 7th and 13th.
One was on the sea off Gorleston on the 23rd.



LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
One was at Corton new sewage works on the 8th, in field side ditches and around the pond.
One was in the ASDA inlet along Lake Lothing on the 15th, 16th and 20th.
One flew eastwards over Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad, on the 23rd.
One was at Carlton Marshes on the 30th.



GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
Flocks of seven and four arrived in off the sea at Lowestoft on the 13th.
One flew south eastwards out to sea at Ness Point on the 14th.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the 24th.
Four were at Carlton Marshes on the 30th.



MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor ****
22 were at Oulton Broad on the 29th.



CANADA GOOSE Branta canadensis
One flew erratically south past Ness Point on the 6th. It was struggling against the wind and eventually settled on the sea to rest.



DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) bernicla ****
Kessingland - 13th (17 N), 14th (9 N, 9 S), 15th (1 N, 6 S), 17th (1 N, 1 S), 18th (3 N, 1 S), 19th (2 S), 21st (4 S), 22nd (10 N, 9 S), 23rd (3 N), 24th (14 N, 47 S), 25th (2 N, 11 S).
Ness Point - 13th (17 S), 14th (11 N, 3 S), 24th (33 N).
Corton - 13th (8 N).
Gorleston - 17th (14 S), 22nd (3 N), 23rd (2 N), 24th (2 N, 1 S).
Pakefield - 24th (5 N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 24th (6 S).



PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) hrota
One flew north past Ness Point early afternoon on the 7th, and it or another flew south past Kessingland in the late afternoon. Given the rarity of this form in this part of the Country it seems highly likely to have been the same individual.



SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna ****
One flew south past Gorleston on the 14th.
One flew south past Ness Point on the 14th.
Three flew south past Kessingland on the 26th.

North American Wood Duck - Oulton Broad - September 2008 © - Pat Chilvers

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The eclipse plumaged drake that was at Leathes Ham at the end of August was at Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad on September 10th to 20th at least. ]



GADWALL Anas strepera
Leathes Ham - 3rd (14), 12th (14).
Ness Point - 6th (1 S), 14th (2 S).
Kessingland - 24th (2 S), 25th (2 S).



WIGEON Anas penelope ****
Kessingland - 1st (11 S), 2nd (10 S), 6th (1 S), 8th (2 S), 10th (48 S), 11th (53 S), 13th (30 N, 103 S), 15th (18 S), 17th (2 S), 18th (8 S), 20th (4 S), 21st (5 S), 22nd (4 N), 24th (3 N, 11 S), 26th (10 S), 27th (3 N).
Ness Point - 6th (2 S), 11th (221 S), 12th (4 N), 13th (32 S), 14th (100 S), 24th (11 S).
Leathes Ham - 10th (2), 12th (1), 18th (2, of which one plastic ringed), 19th (3, of which two plastic ringed), 25th (5).
Corton - 13th (20 W).
Gorleston - 14th (5 on the sea), 18th (3 S), 23rd (9 N, 8 S), 24th (6 N).



TEAL Anas crecca ****
Kessingland - 1st (43 S), 2nd (3 S), 3rd (1 S), 6th (3 S), 7th (6 S), 8th (18 S), 10th (1 N, 132 S), 11th (61 S), 12th (9 N, 38 S), 13th (1 N, 59 S), 14th (1 N, 118 S), 15th (26 S), 16th (17 N, 8 S), 17th (13 S), 18th (27 S), 19th (1 S), 20th (3 S), 21st (28 S), 22nd (13 S), 23rd (21 N, 54 S), 24th (33 S), 27th (30 S), 30th (6 S).
Leathes Ham - 3rd (2), 6th (2), 7th (1), 9th (1), 11th (2), 12th (5), 18th (1), 19th (1), 20th (1), 28th (2).
Ness Point - 6th (14 S), 11th (183 S), 12th (10 N), 13th (52 S), 14th (1 N, 180 S), 24th (10 S).
Gorleston - 6th (2 S), 14th (6 on the sea), 17th (4 S), 23rd (3 flew north then back south).
On the 24th and 25th one was on the pond in the garden behind Warren House Wood.



PINTAIL Anas acuta
One was at Leathes Ham on the 9th an 12th, with two there on the 18th, and eight there on the 19th.
Ness Point - 11th (3 S), 13th (7 S).
Kessingland - 15th (2 S), 17th (1 S), 20th (1 S).

Garganey - Leathes Ham - September 2008 © Andrew Easton

GARGANEY Anas querquedula ****
One was at Leathes Ham on the 8th, and unlike last year its legs weren't festooned with plastic rings!
Three unringed birds were at Leathes Ham on the 9th, with two still present on the 10th, this had increased to four on the 11th, with just one present on the 12th.
Four were present again on the 13th and 18th.
Three were present on the 14th, 19th and 20th.
One was there on the 28th.



SHOVELER Anas clypeata
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 6th (3 S), 10th (1 S), 30th (1 S).
Leathes Ham - 3rd (34), 6th (55), 12th (68).



TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
One was at Leathes Ham on the 12th.
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 30th.



COMMON EIDER Somateria mollissima ****
Seven flew north past Gorleston on the 23rd, and presumably the same seven were on the sea at the harbour mouth later the same day.
A lone drake flew north on the 24th, being seen at Kessingland, Pakefield and Ness Point.



COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra ****
Kessingland - 1st (1 on sea), 2nd (3 on sea), 3rd (28 S), 4th (1 on sea), 5th (6 S), 7th (1 S, 2 on sea), 8th (13 S), 10th (3 S), 11th (5 S), 12th (50 S, 1 on sea), 13th (9 N), 14th (2 N), 15th (2 N), 16th (4 S), 18th (1 S), 21st (4 N, 2 S), 22nd (2 N), 23rd (9 N, 2 S), 24th (12 N, 17 S), 25th (5 N, 2 S), 26th (6 S), 29th (2 N).
Corton - 7th (3 N).
Ness Point - 11th (8 S), 13th (5 S), 24th (25 N, 10 S), 25th (76 N).
Gunton Warren - 14th (eight on the sea).
Gorleston - 14th (8 N), 18th (2 N), 20th (3 N), 23rd (5 N), 24th (4 N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 16th (4 S).
Pakefield - 26th (five on the sea).



GOLDENEYE Bucephala clangula ****
Two flew south past Gorleston and later Ness Point on the 24th.



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator ****
One flew north past Kessingland on the 22nd.
Three flew past Ness Point on the 25th.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 26th.

Juvenile Honey Buzzard - Corton - September 2008 © Andrew Easton

HONEY BUZZARD Pernis apivorus ****
An unprecedented arrival of this species, for our area at least, occurred on the 13th. A minimum of 10 were seen.
One adult arrived in off the sea at Lowestoft North Denes at 08:40 and continued inland westwards over the Lighthouse.
One adult was being mobbed by two crows over Hopton at 12:40, it continued westwards inland.
One adult arrived in off the sea at the Radar Lodge, Corton at 12:45. It continued inland south westwards.
Two flew over St. Michael's Church, Oulton at 16:00.
One was seen over the disused railtrack at Corton at 16:30.
One was seen at Belton.
Seven were recorded passing south at Breydon South Wall during the day.

The 14th proved much quieter, with four recorded:
One flew west at Oulton at 07:20.
One juvenile south-west over Fritton Lake at Ashby at 11:18.
One adult flew south along Gunton Cliff at 11:20.
A juvenile was flushed at Corton new sewage works at 16:24 and subsequently remained in the Corton area until dusk . It was seen feeding in a stubble field, perched on farm machinery and towards dusk back was perched in a tree to the south of the sewage works where it apparently went to roost.

Juvenile Honey Buzzard - Corton - September 2008 © Peter Ransome

One Honey Buzzard flew south at Ashby on the afternoon of the 16th.
One flew eastwards over Beccles Marshes at 14:35 on the 16th.
On the 17th one was flushed at Gunton near the Tesco petrol station. Possibly the juvenile first seen at nearby Corton on the 14th from the description.
One flew south at Beach Farm, Benacre on the 20th.
A dark morph juvenile flew over Gunton disused railtrack at 08:00 on the 21st then turned and headed north eastwards towards Corton.
On the 21st, another juvenile, was seen three times at Corton new sewage works, on the last occasion it was heading westwards towards Blundeston.
On the evening of the 25th two adults were seen around woodland to the south of Corton new sewage works.
One was seen at Hopton on the 26th, and one was also seen at Corton new sewage works being mobbed by crows.
Two juveniles were hanging around the disused railtrack/new sewage works area of Corton on the 27th.
One flew over Mutford on the afternoon of the 27th.
One flew west from Corton towards Blundeston on the morning of the 28th, and was seen again just to the west of Rackham's Corner at 13:30.

Juvenile Honey Buzzard - Corton - September 2008 © Andrew Easton

MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus ****
One was at Herringfleet on the 3rd.
One flew south at Ashby on the 16th.
One was at Beccles Marshes on the 16th.
One was at Carlton Marshes on the 30th.



SPARROWHAWK Accipiter nisus
One was watched bathing in a puddle at Herringfleet Hills on the 3rd.
Two were together at Radar Lodge, Corton on the 13th.
One was at Hulver on the 13th.
Two were at Ashby on the 14th.
One was at Beccles Marshes on the 16th.
Two were at Corton new sewage works on the 28th.

Sparrowhawk - Kessingland - August 2008 © Alec Hillier The business end of a young Sparrowhawk ringed at the sewage works in August.

COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo ****
One was at Camps Heath on the 13th.
Two were at Lound on the 13th.
Two were seen together north of Mutford on the 13th.
One flew west at Oulton on the 14th.
Two were at Ashby on the 14th and 16th.
One was at Rookery Park Golf Course, Carlton Colville on the 14th.
One was seen to the north of Corton new sewage works on the 21st.
One flew north-eastwards high over Oulton Broad on the 21st.
Two were at Blundeston on the 28th.



OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
One arrived in off the sea at Kessingland at 09:35 on the 8th, it then headed south along the beach.
One juvenile arrived in off the sea at Corton at 11:50 on the 13th. It circled over Church Farm for several minutes before slowly circling westwards mobbed by a Sparrowhawk.
One was seen along the River Waveney at Beccles on the 14th.
One flew south at Gunton on the 15th.
One flew south over North Cove nature reserve at 16:00 on the 18th.
One flew north at Corton new sewage works on the 21st and was later seen at Lound Waterworks.
One flew east at Beccles on the morning of the 22nd.
Two drifted south together, mobbed by Rooks, at Herringfleet on the 22nd.
One flew over Corton new sewage works at 10:45 on the 29th.
One flew over Roos Hall, Beccles on the evening of the 29th.

Juvenile Osprey (left) & adult male Honey Buzzard (right) - Corton - September 2008 © Andrew Easton

KESTREL Falco tinnunculus
One arrived in off the sea at Ness Point on the 7th.
Three arrived, separately, in off the sea at Kessingland on the afternoon of the 7th.



MERLIN Falco columbarius
One flew north over Lowestoft North Denes on the morning of the 16th.
Probably the same bird was hunting over the Lowestoft North Denes old camp site on the morning of the 19th, scattering Meadow Pipits in all directions as it went.



HOBBY Falco subbuteo
Two were at Herringfleet on the 3rd.
One flew south well out to sea off Ness Point on the 12th.
One was at Blundeston on the 13th.
At least one was at Hulver on the 13th.
Six were seen at Ashby on the 14th, with five together possibly being a family party.
One was over Hopton on the 15th.
Six were again seen over Ashby on the 16th.
One flew south along Corton Cliffs on the 16th.
One arrived in off the sea at Kessingland on the 16th.
Two were at Beccles Marshes on the 16th.
One was sitting in the field south of Radar Lodge on the 17th, it later flew north.
One was at Mutford on the 18th.
One was seen at Cliff Hill, Gorleston on the 21st.
One was at North Cove nature reserve on the 21st.
One flew south at Kessingland on the 23rd.



PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus
An adult was seen to take a pigeon at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 26th.



RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE Alectoris rufa ****
Seven were in fields to the south of Kessingland sewage works on the 18th.
Four were in fields to the west of Corton new sewage works on the 28th.

Grey Partridges - Lowestoft - September 2008 © Norman Fairhead

GREY PARTRIDGE Perdix perdix
On the 8th a party of seven were lurking in gardens in Sharon Drive in central Lowestoft. No wonder we can't find any in the countryside!
Two were at the more typical location of Corton new sewage works on the 16th.



WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 16th.



OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus ****
One was feeding at the Denes Oval on the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th. It seems rather a fussy eater; on the 8th it was seen to drag a very large earthworm out of the ground and then discarded it and carried on probing for alternative delicacies.
Two were feeding at Ness Point on the 6th and 7th.
Kessingland - 5th (1 S), 6th (1 S), 7th (2 S), 8th (1 N), 11th (4 S), 12th (1 N), 15th (2 N), 20th (1 S), 23rd (3 N).
Gorleston - 6th (3 S), 22nd (2 S).
Ness Point - 11th (6 S plus two on the rocks), 13th (2 S).

Oystercatcher - Ness Point - September 2008 © Andrew Easton

RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula
Ness Point - 6th (8 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 7th (1 on the rocks), 20th (4 S).
Kessingland - 12th (8 S), 19th (1 N).



GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola ****
Kessingland - 2nd (1 S), 5th (1 S), 6th (2 S), 11th (2 S).
Ness Point - 6th (15 S), 11th (10 S).
Gorleston - 6th (2 S).
Five flew high westwards over Corton new sewage works on the 28th.



GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Ness Point - 6th (3 S), 11th (1 S).
One flew over Corton new sewage works on the 15th.



LAPWING Vanellus vanellus ****
One very wet individual was on the Denes Oval on the 12th, it was still present on the 13th.
One arrived high in off the sea at Ness Point on the 13th
c.30 were in flight near Corton old sewage works on the 26th.
40 were in fields around Corton new sewage works on the 27th and 28th.



KNOT Calidris canutus
One was feeding along Lowestoft North Beach on the 4th.
Kessingland - 5th (8 S), 6th (2 S), 7th (16 N), 8th (1 S), 14th (40 S), 18th (20 S), 21st (1 S) 27th (10 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 9th (5 S).
Ness Point - 13th (1 S), 14th (6 S).
Corton - 13th (1 S).
Gunton Warren - 15th (1 S).



SANDERLING Calidris alba
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 22nd.



CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea ****
Two were on the South Flats at Breydon on the 27th.



DUNLIN Calidris alpina
Ness Point - 6th (3 S), 7th (2), 11th (4 S), 14th (6 S).
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 6th (6 S), 7th (5 S), 11th (3 S), 12th (2 N).
One was feeding along Lowestoft North Beach on the 12th and 17th.
Lake Lothing - 13th (1).



SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Ness Point - 6th (1 S), 11th ( 2 in off the sea).



WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 9th (2 S).
One was heard flying over Sussex Road, Lowestoft on the evening of the 11th.



CURLEW Numenius arquata ****
Lowestoft North Beach - 9th (1 S), 24th (1 S).
Ness Point - 11th (3 S).
Corton - 13th (3 S).
Kessingland - 22nd (1 N).



BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica
Kessingland - 2nd (1 S), 12th (3 S).
Ness Point - 6th (1 S), 14th (1 S).
One was in the fields to the south of Corton new sewage works on the 11th.



REDSHANK Tringa totanus
Gorleston - 6th (10 S).
Kessingland - 3rd (4 S), 11th (5 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 20th (1 S).



GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
Ness Point - 6th (1 S).
Gorleston - 7th (1 heard overhead at dusk), 16th (one over the golf course).



COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
Leathes Ham - 3rd (1), 6th (4).
Kessingland - 3rd (1 S).
Gorleston Harbour - 6th (1), 12th (2).
Three were on the groynes at Corton on the 7th, with one there on the 8th.
Ness Point - 13th (2 on the rocks then south), 15th (4).
Corton - 15th (1).



TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres ****
Kessingland - 1st (10 S), 5th (5 S), 7th (5 S), 10th (4 S), 11th (8 S).
Gorleston Harbour - 6th (3), 23rd (8).
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (16), 12th (9), 27th (22 including two Dutch leg flagged birds), 28th (29 including one leg flagged bird).
Lowestoft South Beach - 17th (12).
Pakefield Beach - 30th (11).



POMARINE SKUA Stercorarius pomarinus
Kessingland - 5th (1 S), 7th (2 S), 13th (3 S).



ARCTIC SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus ****
Corton - 2nd (1 S), 7th (15), 20th (1 S).
Kessingland - 6th (1 N), 7th (7 N, 9 S), 12th (1 N), 13th (1 S), 24th (2 N).
Ness Point - 7th (1 N, 7 S), 9th (5 S), 11th (2 S), 12th (1 S), 13th (2 S).



LONG-TAILED SKUA Stercorarius longicaudus
One adult flew south past Kessingland on the 7th.



GREAT SKUA Stercorarius skua ****
Kessingland - 5th (2 S), 24th (1 N).
Corton - 7th (2).
Ness Point - 24th (1 N).



MEDITERRANEAN GULL Larus melanocephalus ****
Two were in the fields to the south of Corton new sewage works on the 11th.
One was at Hopton Beach on the 11th.
One was along Gorleston Cliffs on the 13th.
Two were at Gorleston Cliffs car park, and one was at the river mouth, on the 14th.
One returning green ringed adult was at Links Road car park on the 15th.
One was at Gorleston harbour mouth on the 16th.
One white ringed bird was at Gorleston Beach on the 17th.
Two were at Gorleston Beach on the 18th.
Four were at Gorleston Beach on the 20th.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 21st.
Two adults were at Pakefield Beach on the 23rd.
On the 23rd an adult and second winter were on the beach at Gorleston, and an adult and juvenile flew north there.
One was at Gorleston harbour mouth on the 24th.
Four were at Pakefield Beach on the 25th, three adults and a second winter.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 28th.
One second winter bird was along Lowestoft North beach on the 29th.
Three were at Pakefield Beach on the 29th, two adults and a second winter.
One adult was at Pakefield Beach on the 30th.

Little Gull - September 2008 © Chris Darby

LITTLE GULL Larus minutus
Gorleston - 2nd (2 on the river), 6th (1 on the river), 7th (1 on the river), 8th (1 on the river), 12th (1 on the river), 14th (2 on the river), 16th (1 on the river), 17th (1 feeding in the bay), 18th (1 at he river mouth).
Kessingland - 4th (1 S), 7th (5+), 8th (1 N, 1 S), 11th (1 S), 13th (8 S), 14th (2 N), 19th (1 N), 22nd (1 N), 24th (3 N), 26th (6 N).
Ness Point - 9th (1 S), 11th (1 S), 12th (1 S), 13th (2+ lingering), 14th (1 N, 1 S), 24th (3 N), 25th (1 N).



SABINE'S GULL Larus sabini ****
An immature flew north close inshore at Gorleston at 07:25 on the 23rd.



YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
One adult was back at Beacon Park, Gorleston on the 8th, and was there again on the 30th.
The regular adult was still along Lowestoft North Beach on the 9th and 13th.



ICELAND GULL Larus glaucoides ****
One flew south over Kessingland on the 20th.



KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla ****
Kessingland - 2nd (2 S), 9th (1 S), 24th (1 N), 25th (3 N).
Ness Point - 14th (3 S), 24th (3 N).



SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvicensis ****
One juvenile was circling overhead at Leathes Ham at sunset on the 3rd, it then headed north-eastwards towards the coast.
Kessingland - 1st (4 N, 8 S), 2nd (2 N, 2 S), 3rd (1 N, 15 S), 4th (3 N, 4 S), 5th (2 S), 6th (3 S), 7th (8 N, 7 S), 8th (2 N, 6 S), 9th (1 N), 11th (1 S), 12th (4 S), 13th (1 N, 3 S), 14th (1 N, 1 S), 15th (1 S), 16th (2 N, 2 S), 20th (1 N), 21st (2 N, 6 S), 23rd (4 S), 26th (2 N, 3 S), 27th (1 S), 29th (1 S).
Ness Point - 11th (6 S), 12th (2 S), 24th (6 N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 12th (1).
Lake Lothing - 13th (1).
Gorleston - 23rd (4 N), 24th (2 N).



COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo ****
Kessingland - 1st (22 N, 11 S), 2nd (39 N, 2 S), 3rd (23 N, 23 S), 4th (1 N, 11 S), 5th (2 N, 13 S), 6th (11 S), 7th (8 N, 317 S), 8th (18 N, 25 S), 9th (15 N, 9 S), 10th (19 N, 6 S), 11th (28 N, 110 S), 12th (14 N, 206 S), 13th (44 N, 43 S), 14th (1 N, 1 S), 15th (2 N), 18th (4 N, 3 S), 19th (3 S), 20th (5 S), 21st (2 S, 3 feeding), 22nd (2 N, 2 S).
Oulton Broad - 6th (7 west at dusk), 7th (8 west at dusk)
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (18), 12th (9), 17th (1 S).
Ness Point - 12th (60 S), 24th (2 N).
Gorleston - 17th (1 feeding in the bay), 23rd (3 N).



ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
One juvenile flew south past Ness Point on the 9th.
One juvenile flew south past Ness Point on the 11th.
One juvenile flew south past Ness Point on the 13th.



LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons
Ness Point - 11th (2 S).
Kessingland - 11th (4 S).



BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger
One flew south at Gorleston on the 6th.
A flock of 15 flew south past Ness Point on the 11th.
Four groups totaling 19 birds flew south at Ness Point on the 12th.
Kessingland - 4th (3 S), 7th (2 S), 11th (3 S), 12th (12 S), 13th (1 N, 3 S).



GUILLEMOT Uria aalge****
Ness Point - 11th (4 S), 24th (1 N).
One sick individual was found at Pakefield beach on the 25th, it later died.
One was swimming north just offshore at Pakefield on the 26th.



PUFFIN Fratercula arctica****
One flew north past Kessingland on the 24th.



AUK sp. Alcidae
Kessingland - 12th (1 S), 20th (1 N), 21st (4 N), 22nd (1 N), 24th (3 N, 4 S), 26th (2 N), 29th (1 N).
Corton - 13th (1 S).
Ness Point - 24th (10 N).



RING-NECKED PARAKEET Psittacula krameri
The wandering individual that is ranging between Kessingland and north Lowestoft flew over Sussex Road towards the North Denes area on the morning of the 7th. It had arrived from the St. Margaret's Church direction.
It was seen again on the 8th in Sparrows Nest Park and then departed to the south.
It was seen flying north over Kessingland on the 15th.
On the morning of the 16th it was frequenting the gardens south of Sparrows Nest Park before later flying south, it was seen again flying south over central Lowestoft at 17:30.
On the 17th it was seen over Clifton Road at 17:00, and it then headed south along London Road South.



CUCKOO Cuculus canorus
One was seen near St. Margaret's Church on the 10th, being chased by a Sparrowhawk and a Magpie. Most unusually for the time of year it was an adult.

Barn Owl - Corton - September 2008 © Derek Beamish

BARN OWL Tyto alba ****
A dark breasted individual showing the characteristic features of the continental race guttata was unfortunately found dead at Hopton on the 16th.
One was at North Cove on the 18th.
One was found at a daytime roost at Corton new sewage works on the 20th, and one was hunting there on the afternoon of the 28th.
One was hunting at Mutford on the afternoon of the 28th.

Dark-breasted Barn Owl - September 2008 © Peter Allard

LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
One was in the regular trees at Corton new sewage works on the 8th, 15th and 19th.
One was in the north hedge at Broadland Sands, Corton on the 16th.



TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
One was calling at Ashburnham Way, Carlton Colville on the evening of the 17th.
One was calling from the Nicholas Everitt Park area at Oulton Broad on the 21st.



SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus ****
One flew south along the beach at Kessingland on the 24th.



SWIFT Apus apus
One was at Worlingham on the 3rd.
One was at Pakefield on the 4th.
One was at Bradwell on the 6th.
One was at Kessingland on the 6th and 7th.
Four were over Gunton on the 7th.
15 were over Oulton Broad on the 7th.
One was over Gunton Warren on the 8th.
One was at Pakefield on the 10th.
One was at Hopton on the 10th.
Three were at Hopton on the 11th.
13 were over central Lowestoft on the 13th.



KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis ****
One was at Leathes Ham on the 6th, 9th, 11th and 13th.
Two were at Leathes Ham on the 16th.
One flew south low over Lowestoft North Denes just inland of the sea wall early morning on the 19th. It continued on through the Birds Eye car park.
One was at Corton new sewage works pond on the 21st.
One flew over Mutford Lock heading from Oulton Broad to Lake Lothing on the 23rd.
One was at the pond in Corton Wood on the 25th.

Wryneck - Hopton - September 2008 © Jonathan Burrell

WRYNECK Jynx torquilla ****
An often elusive individual was on the cliff face below Gorleston golf course between Hopton and Corton on the 9th to 11th. It often feeds along the cliff top edge and can be difficult to spot.
One was on Lowestoft North Denes camp site on the 15th.
One was at Radar Lodge, Corton on the 16th.
One was along the western edge of Corton new sewage works on the 17th.
One was seen at Corton new sewage works on the 28th.



GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis
One was at Kirkley Cemetery on the 2nd.
One was at Corton new sewage works on the 11th.
Two were at Corton new sewage works on the 14th.
One was at Mill Road, Mutford on the 14th.



GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos major
Three flew north along Warren Road, Hopton on the 22nd.



SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia
One was at Leathes Ham on the 6th.
Corton Cliffs - 7th (20+), 13th (2).
Lowestoft North Denes - 8th (1+ S).
Corton new sewage works - 11th (2), 14th (1).



SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
Kessingland - 7th (70+).
Gunton - 7th (20+), 21st (2 S), 24th (4 S).
Lowestoft North Denes - 8th (200+ S), 21st (3 S).
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (15), 16th (5), 19th (7), 24th (17).
Corton new sewage works - 11th (2).
Corton Church - 17th (6).



HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica ****
Kessingland - 7th (20+).
Gunton - 7th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes - 8th (100+ S), 12th (30), 13th (25).
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (6), 16th (2).
Ashby - 14th (2).
Barnby - 20th (2).
Mutford - 20th (2).
Up to three were hanging around the CEFAS/Kensington Gardens area at Pakefield on the 30th.

Tree Pipit - Corton - September 2008 © Peter Ransome

TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis ****
One was flushed from the Marram grass at Gunton Warren on the 7th and flew inland.
One was at Lowestoft North Denes on the 12th.
One flew south at Ashby on the 14th.
Two flying south over Corton new sewage works on the 14th, they then dropped in to a large oak tree just to the south.

TREE PIPIT	15th	16th	18th	20th	21st	28th
Gorleston (old allotments)	1	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton disused railtrack	1	-	-	-	-	-
Radar Lodge	1	-	-	1	-	-
Corton	-	2	-	-	-	-
Corton Church	1	-	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	-	-	6	1	1	1
Gunton (Dip Farm)	-	2	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft North Denes	5	3+	-	-	-	-
ASDA	-	3	-	-	-	-
Kessingland sewage works	-	1	-	-	-	-
Totals	9	11	6	2	1	1

MEADOW PIPIT Anthus trivialis ****
Two flew south at Ness Point on the 7th.
Two flew south over Lowestoft Cemetery on the 8th.
11 flew south over Gunton Warren on the 8th.
Several were around the Lowestoft North Denes area on the 12th.
248+ flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 13th in three hours.
25+ were at Lowestoft North Denes on the 19th.
20+ flew north over Gunton Warren on the 19th and 20th.
Five flew north, and two south, at Gorleston Golf Course on the 19th.
8+ were in the MoD fields at Corton/Hopton on the 20th.
30 were at Mutford on the 20th.
Two flew north at Gorleston on the 22nd.
10+ were on the beach and slope at Pakefield on the 25th.
20+ were at Lowestoft North Denes on the 27th.



GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea****
One was at the Denes Oval on the 12th.
One was at Leathes Ham on the 13th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 14th.
One flew over Corton Church on the 15th.
One flew over Lowestoft North Denes on the 16th.
One flew north over Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, on the 17th.
One flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 18th.
One flew over Oulton Broad on the 18th.
One flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 19th.
Six were present at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th, of which three were trapped and ringed.
One flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 19th.
One flew south-east over Corton Church on the 19th.
One flew over Corton on the 20th.
One flew over Oulton Broad on the 23rd.
One flew over Lowestoft North Denes on the 24th.
One flew north at Dip Farm, Gunton on the 25th.
Two flew north at Corton on the 25th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 25th and 29th.
Two were at Kensington Gardens early morning on the 27th.
At least five were at Corton new sewage works on the 28th.



PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarellii
Around 50 were roosting at the Morrison supermarket at Gisleham on the 11th.
20+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 16th and 24th.



YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava ****
One flew north over Lowestoft North Denes on the 14th.
Two flew south at Gunton on the 15th.
One flew north over Lowestoft North Denes on the 16th.
One flew south at Gunton on the 16th.
One flew over Radar Lodge at Corton on the 26th.
One was at Corton new sewage works on the 28th.



DUNNOCK Prunella modularis
14 were noted at Corton and Gunton on the 16th.
Five were singing and Gunton Warren, and five more flew north together there on the 19th.



ROBIN Erithacus rubecula ****
15 were noted at Corton and Gunton on the 16th.
10+ were in Lowestoft Cemetery on the 24th.
8 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 24th.
15+ were in Lowestoft Cemetery on the 25th.
6 were trapped and ringed at each of Corton new and Kessingland sewage works on the 29th.



REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus ****
One was in the northern hedge of Broadland Sands Holiday Park at Corton on the 13th.
On the 14th at least eight were seen between Corton Church and the southern perimeter of Corton new sewage works.
One was around the CEFAS building at Pakefield on the 23rd.

REDSTART	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th
Gorleston (Castle Green Bank)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston (Burgh Road)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston (Cliff Hill)	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston (old allotments)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston golf course	5	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton Church	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton disused railtrack	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Hopton (Potters Resort)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Radar Lodge	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Broadland Sands	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Corton Church	8	14	2	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton disused railtrack	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-
Corton (Gladstone Road)	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Corton old sewage works	2		-	-	-		2+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	-	-	2	1	1		1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Gunton (Dip Farm/Railtrack)	10	15	2	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	3	-	1	-
Gunton Warren	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2+	-	-	-
Gunton Wood	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Gunton Meadow	-	-	-	-	-	3+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Lowestoft North Denes & Oval	7	4	-	-	2	2	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft (Harris Avenue)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sparrows Nest Park	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ness Point	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oulton	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Railway Station	7	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Cemetery	-	4	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Clifton Road car park area	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pakefield	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
Kirkley Cemetery	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland Beach	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland (Heathlands)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland sewage works	-	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Totals	69	49	16	4	6	12	8	1	1	6	9	4	3	3

A high proportion have been stunning adult males such as that pictured below.

Male Redstart - Corton - September 2008 © Derek Beamish

WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra ****
Lowestoft North Denes - 8th (2), 13th (2).
Corton new sewage works - 11th (1), 13th (1), 14th (1).
Radar Lodge - 13th (3), 14th (1).
Herringfleet (Blocka Lane) - 14th (1).
Kessingland Levels - 14th (2).

WHINCHAT	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th
Gorleston golf course	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Radar Lodge	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton old sewage works	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	4		4	2	2	2	2	-	-	-	3	-	2
Gunton (Dip Farm)	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	-
Lowestoft North Denes	7	4	4	5	4	2	2	3+	1	-	1	1	-
Ness Point	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Railway Station	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Cemetery	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Totals	19	16	10	7	6	4	2	3	3	1	5	1	2

STONECHAT Saxicola torquata ****
A male was at Lowestoft North Denes on the 17th.
A pair were together on Lowestoft North Denes on the 18th.
A female was on Lowestoft North Denes on the 19th.
A female was at Corton new sewage works on the 19th.
Three, a male and two females, were on Lowestoft North Denes on the 21st.
One male was at Gisleham on the 21st.
Four, a male and three females, were on Lowestoft North Denes on the 24th.
Three, a male and two females, were on Lowestoft North Denes on the 25th and 27th.
Three, two males and a female were at Gunton Warren on the 27th.
One was at Corton old sewage works on the 27th.
One was at Radar Lodge on the 28th.
Three were at Carlton Marshes on the 28th.



WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe ****
Six were gathered together on the rocks below Corton Cliffs on the 2nd.
Lowestoft North Denes - 3rd (2), 6th (10), 7th (4), 8th (6), 11th (2), 12th (7), 13th (2), 14th (1).
Hamilton Road - 3rd (4).
Ness Point - 7th (1).
Corton Cliffs - 7th (1), 13th (5), 14th (7).
Corton new sewage works - 8th (1).
Hopton Beach - 10th (3), 11th (2).
Hopton - 13th (5).
Ashby - 14th (1).
Gunton Warren - 14th (1).
Pakefield - 23rd (3).

WHEATEAR	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th
Gorleston Cliffs	-	15	6+	5+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston Pier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston (Beacon Park)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Gorleston golf course	20+	15	-	3	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton (field south of Potters Resort)	73	107	23	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton (Broadland Sands-Radar Lodge)	21		-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Corton old sewage works	13		-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	32		7	7	4	3	5	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-
Gunton (Dip Farm/Pleasurewood Hills)	25	25	-	-	1	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-
Gunton Warren	2	21	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft North Denes	50+	98	64	26	12	15	14+	25+	10	15+	11	14	-	1	-
Ness Point	15	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barnards Meadow	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Cemetery	3	10	8	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	3	2	-	-	-
Lowestoft Railway Station	5	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lake Lothing	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASDA	18	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pakefield	3+	4	5	9	-	-	-	3	6	6	2	-	-	3	2
Kessingland	12+	12+	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mutford	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gisleham	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carlton Marshes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Totals	296	332	131	54	26	31	23	29	24	34	19	16	9	5	3

This fall has been confined almost entirely to a very narrow strip along the immediate coast, but four intrepid individuals had made it as far inland as Mutford on the 18th.

SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelus ****
One particularly greyish toned migrant was at Radar Lodge on the 15th.
Two were at the Denes Oval on the 16th.
Four were at Corton on the 16th.
Three were in Lowestoft Cemetery on the 16th.
Three greyish toned migrants were trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 16th.
One was in Lowestoft Cemetery on the 17th.
One flew south at Gorleston Golf Course on the 19th.
One was at Corton old sewage works on the 19th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
Three were in Lowestoft Cemetery on the 20th.
Two were at Gorleston Golf Course on the 22nd.
10+ were along the disused railtrack at Gunton on the 24th and 25th.
Three were at Kessingland sewage works on the 24th.
Four were at Corton new sewage works on the 24th.
One arrived in off the sea at Ness Point on the 24th, narrowly avoiding capture by large gulls just offshore.
There were numerous migrants in virtually every patch of woodland and scrub visited on the 25th.
10+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 25th.
10 were along the disused railtrack at Hopton on the 25th.
20+ were in the Corton new sewage works and disused railtrack on the 25th.



FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris ****
The first returning bird of the autumn dropped into Lowestoft Cemetery on the afternoon of the 20th.



REDWING Turdus iliacus****
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 25th.
Two were along the disused railtrack at Hopton on the 25th.
Six were at Carlton Marshes on the 28th.



MISTLE THRUSH Turdus viscivorus****
One was at the Denes Oval on the 17th and 24th.
Two flew north together at Gorleston Golf Course on the 19th.
Two flew north at Corton new sewage works on the 25th.
One was at Dip Farm, Gunton on the 26th.
Seven were in one field at Rushmere/Gisleham on the 29th.



CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cetti
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (1), 16th (1), 19th (1), 29th (1).
One was singing at Leathes Ham on the 25th.
Six were singing at Carlton Marshes on the 28th.



GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella naevia****
One was flushed from weeds on Lowestoft North Denes on the 24th.



REED WARBLER Acrocephalus scirpaceus ****
One was at Corton Church on the 15th, with another there on the 26th.
One was at Dip Farm, Gunton on the 16th.
One was along Warren Road, Hopton on the 26th.



ICTERINE WARBLER Hippolais icterina ****
One was seen along the path to the beach of Warren Road, Hopton on the 21st.

Lesser Whitethroat - Corton - September 2008 © Tim Brown

LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca ****
Gunton Warren - 7th (4+), 8th (1).
Arnolds Walk - 7th (1), 8th (1).
Gunton disused railtrack - 7th (1), 16th (1), 21st (1), 25th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 8th (2), 12th (4), 27th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (1), 16th (1), 24th (1).
Ness Point (Birds Eye car park) - 13th (1), 25th (1).
Corton Church - 15th (1), 19th (1), 20th (1).
Lowestoft Railway/North Quay - 17th (1).
Hopton (Warren Road) - 18th (1), 26th (3).
Corton new sewage works - 24th (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 26th (4), 27th (1).
Gunton Meadow - 28th (1).



WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis ****
One arrived in off the sea at Ness Point on the 7th and dived into the Tamarisks in the Birds Eye car park.
Gunton Warren - 8th (2), 14th (1), 16th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (1), 16th (2).
Hopton Beach - 10th (1).
Corton new sewage works - 11th (1).
Kessingland - 14th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 15th (1).
Gorleston golf course - 15th (3).
Gunton disused railtrack - 15th (3), 16th (3).
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 16th (5), 19th (2).
Gorleston (Cliff Hill) - 16th (1).
Hopton (Warren Road) - 18th (1).
Gorleston Golf Course - 18th (1), 22nd (1).
Gorleston (Beach Road) - 21st (1).



GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin ****
On was along Gunton Cliff on the 8th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 9th.
One was at Corton Church on the 14th.
One was at Gorleston golf course on the 15th.
Two were at Corton Church on the 15th.
Two were at Dip Farm, Gunton on the 15th, with one still there on the 16th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 16th and 19th.
One was at Cliff Hill, Gorleston on the 16th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 24th and 25th.
One was at Corton new sewage works on the 24th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 25th.
One was at Gunton disused railtrack on the 25th.
One was along Warren Road, Hopton on Th. 26th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 29th.

Spotted Flycatcher - Corton - September 2008 © Peter Ransome

BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla ****
Arnolds Walk - 7th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (4), 16th (6), 19th (3), 24th (5).
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 12th (3), 16th (5), 25th (1), 27th (4).
Flycatcher Lane/Denes Oval - 12th (1).
Corton Church - 15th (1).
Gunton (Dip Farm) - 15th (4), 16th (4).
Hopton (Warren Road) - 18th (2).
Gorleston Golf Course - 19th (1), 22nd (1).
Gunton Meadow - 28th (1).



YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus inornatus ****
One was reported from Burgh Castle on the 17th.
One was trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 24th.
One was seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 25th, but the legs were not seen to check if it was ringed or not.
Two were at Corton new sewage works on the 25th and 26th, with at least one still there on the 27th. Usually in the Sallows and Alders between the sewage works and the railtrack, though they do wander to the railtrack at times.
One was at Gunton Warren on the afternoon of the 25th.
One very vocal individual was at the Herbert Barnes Riverside Park at Cobholm on the 27th.

Yellow-browed Warbler - Kessingland - September 2008 © Colin Carter

CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita ****
Gunton Warren - 7th (2+), 8th (4+), 14th (2), 19th (3), 26th (2).
Ness Point (Birds Eye car park) - 7th (3).
Arnolds Walk - 7th (1).
Belle Vue Park - 7th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 8th (2 +), 12th (1), 16th (6), 20th (2+), 27th (4).
Kessingland sewage works - 9th (1), 16th (3), 19th (8), 24th (4), 25th (5).
Corton new sewage works - 11th (1), 18th (2), 19th (1+), 20th (2).
Flycatcher Lane/Denes Oval - 12th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 12th (1), 19th (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 15th (2), 16th (3), 25th (3), 26th (2), 28th (1).
Gunton (Dip Farm) - 15th (2), 16th (5).
Ness Point - 15th (2).
Sparrows Nest Park - 16th (2).
Lowestoft South Beach - 17th (one by the Thatched Restaurant).
Lowestoft (Roman Road) - 17th (1).
Leathes Ham - 18th (2+), 25th (2).
Gorleston Golf Course - 19th (3 including a "fulvescens" type bird).
Lowestoft Cemetery - 26th (1).
Hopton (Warren Road) - 26th (6).
Kensington Gardens - 27th (1).
A tristis ("Siberian Chiffchaff") type individual was at Warren Road, Hopton on the 18th and 22nd.



WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus ****
Gunton Warren - 7th (1), 8th (1), 14th (1).
Ness Point (Birds Eye car park) - 7th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 7th (1).
Oulton Broad - 7th (1).
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 8th (1).
Flycatcher Lane/Denes Oval - 12th (1).

WILLOW WARBLER	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	24th	25th
Gorleston golf course	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Radar Lodge	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton Church	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton disused railtrack	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Corton old sewage works	3		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	3		-	1	-	-	3	-	-	-
Gunton (Dip Farm/Railtrack)	10+	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gunton Warren	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft North Denes	2	6	1	1	3	-	-	2	-	-
Ness Point (Birds Eye)	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Cemetery	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Leathes Ham	-	-	-	3+	3+	-	-	-	-	-
Kirkley Fen	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland sewage works	-	20+	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
Totals	26	53	5	5	10	0	3	2	1	3

Many of the first wave of birds on the 15th were very washed out greyish or brownish toned individuals typical of north eastern European birds, the second wave on the 16th and 17th were predominantly the more typical bright green and yellow juvenile types.



GOLDCREST Regulus regulus ****
Warren House Wood - 7th (1).
Flycatcher Lane/Denes Oval - 12th (1).
Corton old sewage works - 12th (2).
Very small numbers around on the 15th, but 16 between Corton and Gunton on the 16th suggested a new arrival.
Sparrows Nest Park - 17th (4), 20th (4).
Lowestoft Cemetery - 17th (1).
Gorleston Golf Course - 18th (1), 19th (2), 22nd (2).
Kessingland sewage works - 19th (5), 24th (11).
One was trapped and ringed at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd.
On the 24th there were noticeable more around than in previous days.
On the 25th this species was numerous with good numbers of migrants in virtually every patch of woodland visited.

Pied Flycatcher - Kessingland Sluice - September 2008 © Bill Hancock

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata ****
One was in Sparrows Nest Park on the 7th.
Two were at Corton old sewage works on the 12th.
Four were along the disused railtrack at Corton on the 14th.

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	24th	25th	26th	27th
Hopton Church	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton disused railtrack	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Radar Lodge	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton Church	4		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton disused railtrack	2		-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-
Corton old sewage works	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Gunton (Dip Farm/Railtrack)	2	6	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
Gunton Wood	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Gunton Warren	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Denes Oval	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft Cemetery	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Kirkley (Laurel Road)	-	-	2+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland sewage works	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
Kessingland Wildlife Park	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Totals	14	13	9	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	1

PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hypoleuca ****
One was at Kessingland/Benacre Ness on the 1st.
One was at Arnolds Walk on the 3rd.
Two were in Sparrows Nest Park on the 4th and 6th.
One was in Sparrows Nest Park on the 7th.
One was along Gunton Cliff on the 8th.
One was in Sparrows Nest Park on the 13th.
One was along Flycatcher Lane behind the Denes Oval on the 13th.
One was along the southern hedge at Potters Resort, Hopton on the 13th.
At least two were along the disused railtrack at Corton on the 14th.
One was on Gorleston Pier on the 14th.
One was trapped and ringed at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd.

PIED FLYCATCHER	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th
Gorleston (Burgh Road)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorleston (old allotments)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton Church	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hopton disused railtrack	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Radar Lodge	2	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Broadland Sands	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Corton Church	4		2	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Corton disused railtrack	3		2	-	-	1	2	-	2	3	1	1	-
Corton Wood	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Corton new sewage works	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gunton (Dip Farm/Railtrack)	5	14	6	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-
Gunton Wood	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Gunton Warren	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowestoft North Denes & Oval	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flycatcher Lane	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Arnolds Walk	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sparrows Nest Park	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
St. Margarets Road (cycle track)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
St. Margarets Church	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	-
Lowestoft Cemetery	2	10	6	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-
Leathes Ham	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clifton Road car park area	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Kensington Gardens	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
Kirkley Cemetery	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kirkley (Laurel Road)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kirkley Fen	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pakefield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland (Heathlands)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kessingland sewage works	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Totals	28	41	30	2	2	3	6	5	17	7	4	1	1

A very pale brown "milky tea" coloured individual was in Sparrows Nest Park on the 25th and still present there on the 27th.

It has been great to see so many this year after a run of exceedingly poor autumns for this species locally.

BEARDED TIT Panurus biarmicus ****
Four were at Carlton Marshes on the 28th, with five there on the 29th.



COAL TIT Parus ater
Warren House Wood - 8th (2).
Flycatcher Lane/Denes Oval - 12th (1).
Gunton (Dip Farm shelterbelt) - 16th (1).



TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris ****
One was at Lowestoft Cemetery on the 25th.
One was along Corton disused railtrack on the 27th, and one was trapped and ringed there on the 29th.



RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio
The juvenile first seen on the 30th August was still at Kessingland/Benacre Ness on the 3rd at least. It has been frequenting both sides of the River Hundred.
One was at Beacon Park, Gorleston on the 9th.
One was at Hopton on the 14th, at the south end of Gorleston Golf Course.

Red-backed Shrike - Kessingland/Benacre - September 2008 © Mike Parker

JAY Garrulus glandarius ****
Two were at Kirkley Cemetery on the 2nd.
Corton new sewage works - 11th (1), 14th (2).
Flycatcher Lane/Denes Oval - 12th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 28th (6).



ROSE-COLOURED STARLING Sturnus roseus
One juvenile was with Starlings at Benacre/Kessingland Sluice on the 13th.



TREE SPARROW x HOUSE SPARROW Passer montanus x P. domesticus
What appeared to be a Tree Sparrow with a flock of House Sparrows at Radar Lodge on the 13th. Despite the chestnut crown and big black cheek spots it proved with closer views to be a hybrid. The forecrown had a faint but noticeable greyish caste to the chestnut, but the give away were the paler golden brown supercilia set into the sides of the chestnut crown, where the buff ones of a female House Sparrow would be. The presence of which no doubt indicates it is a female.



BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla ****
One flew westwards over Gunton disused railtrack early morning on the 25th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 25th.



GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis ****
Corton new sewage works - 11th (15), 27th (20).
Links Road - 19th (3).
Corton old sewage works - 19th (5), 28th (20).
Gorleston Golf Course - 22nd (3).
Kessingland sewage works - 29th (20).



SISKIN Carduelis spinus ****
15 flew north at Corton Cliffs on the 7th. Some were also heard in flight over Gunton disused railtrack on the same date.
20 flew north at Gunton Warren on the 13th.
20 flew over Kirkley on the 15th.
52 flew north at Corton Church on the 15th.
Three small flocks flew north at Corton on the 16th.
One flew west over Heritage green, Kessingland on the 18th.
45+ flew north over Lowestoft North Denes early morning on the 19th.
4+ were seen at Gorleston Golf Course on the 18th.
29 flew north at Gorleston Golf Course on the 19th.
19 flew north at Corton new sewage works on the 19th.
15 flew over Benacre Hall on the 19th.
Six were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
35+ in several small groups flew over Lowestoft North Denes on the 20th. Initially they were going south, then later groups were heading north !
Seven flew over Beach Road, Gorleston on the 20th, and one was feeding in a Birch there as well.
Four small groups flew over Corton on the 20th and 21st.
8+ flew north at Gorleston on the 21st.
4+ flew north at Gorleston Golf Course on the 22nd.
300+ flew north at Corton early morning on the 25th.
15+ north at Gunton Warren on the 26th.
One was watched at Gorleston feeding on Dandelion seeds on the 25th.
One was feeding with Goldfinches at Ness Point on the 25th.
100+ flew north at Corton early morning on the 26th.
One was feeding along the seawall at Kessingland Point on the 27th.
25 flew over Corton new sewage works on the 29th.
16 flew over Kessingland sewage works on the 29th.



LINNET Carduelis cannabina ****
Lowestoft North Denes - 12th (4), 26th (8).
Gorleston Golf Course - 19th (2).
Kessingland sewage works - 19th (4).
Corton new sewage works - 20th (3).



REDPOLL Carduelis cabaret ****
Two single birds flew north over Lowestoft North Denes on the 20th.
Two flew north together over Lowestoft North Denes on the 21st.
Three were around the pond at Corton new sewage works on the 21st.
Three flew north over Dip Farm, Gunton on the 24th.
Three were seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 24th.
20+ flew north over Dip Farm, Gunton, with a similar number at Corton, on the 25th.
15+ flew north at Corton, on the 26th.
Seven were at Corton new sewage works on the 26th.
One flew over Corton new sewage works on the 29th.
c.20 were seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 29th.


CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra ****
One flew south over Gunton disused railtrack on the 7th.
One flew south over Warren Road, Hopton on the 22nd.
Three flew north over Dip Farm, Gunton on the 24th.
One was at St. Margarets Church on the 25th.
One flew north at Corton on the 25th.
One flew over Corton new sewage works on the 29th.



[ GOLDEN BISHOP Euplectes afer ****
A male of this black and very bright yellow weaver finch was with House Sparrows at Kessingland on the 13th. What must surely have been the same bird was subsequently trapped at Landguard on the 27th. ]



[ ZEBRA FINCH Poephila guttata
One flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 20th, calling as it went. It briefly settled in trees by the Birds Eye factory and on a roof vent there before continuing southwards. ]



YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella
Two were at Gunton Warren on the 28th.



REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus
Two were at Lowestoft North Denes on the 24th, with one there on the 25th.
Two were at Radar Lodge, Corton on the 26th.
One was at Gunton Warren on the 27th.



NON-BIRD NEWS


A Painted Lady butterfly was seen at Beach Road, Gorleston on the 17th. 2008 has been a very poor year for them locally. Many Comma and Red Admiral butterflies were enjoying the sunshine on the 27th and 28th.

Large Red-eyed Damselflies were still on the wing at Corton new sewage works on the 8th at least, and Small Red-eyed Damselflies were still on the wing there on the 13th at least. A Common Blue Damselfly was still at Corton new sewage works on the 28th.

A small Bat of indeterminate species arrived in off the sea at Gorleston cliffs early morning on the 20th.

A Weasel managed to escape after being chased by two black Labradors at Potters field at Hopton/Corton on the 20th. What was presumably the same individual was later watched hunting along the groynes on the beach below the cliffs, even venturing through the rusting holes onto the sand in front of the groynes.


OTTER
One was at Barsham Drain on the 20th.
One was at the confluence of Oulton Dyke and the Waveney on the 25th.
One was seen at Carlton Marshes on the 30th.


HARBOUR PORPOISE
Kessingland - 10th (1 S), 11th (2 S), 12th (3 S), 19th (1 S), 22nd (1 S).
Corton - 20th (1).
Gorleston - 24th (1).


GREY SEAL
Kessingland - 10th (1), 12th (1), 20th (1), 22nd (1), 28th (1).
Gorleston - 17th (1), 18th (1), 28th (1).


COMMON SEAL
Kessingland - 17th (1), 18th (1), 19th (1).
Gorleston - 23rd (1).


MUNTJAC
Hopton (Warren Road) - 17th (1).


CHINESE WATER DEER
Carlton Marshes - 28th (1).