Lesser Whitethroat - Kessingland - September 2009 © Andrew Easton.

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On the 31st one, or two, GREAT SKUAS were noted offshore, a BLACK REDSTART was at Gorleston and four BEWICK'S SWANS flew over central Lowestoft.

An extremely elusive RADDE'S WARBLER was around the Arnold's Walk area on the 29th, and a RICHARD'S PIPIT flew over Gapton and Bradwell Marshes the same day. A BLACK REDSTART was at South Lowestoft Industrial Estate on the 29th.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was hunting over the North Beach and Denes on the 28th, and one was at Dip Farm on the 30th.

There was a large arrival of REDWINGS and FIELDFARES during the morning of the 27th.

The 26th produced a PALLAS'S and two YELLOW-BROWED WARBLERS at Hopton, with one YELLOW-BROWED still present on the 27th.


UPDATED: 21:00 November 6th.



RED-THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata
Gorleston - 2nd (2 N, 2 S, 2 on the sea), 3rd (1 N, 11 on the sea), 4th (4 N, 3 S), 7th (2 N, 3 on the sea).
Ness Point - 2nd (6 N, 2 S), 3rd (39 N, 5 S, several on the sea), 4th (12 N), 5th (5 N), 10th (12 N), 12th (32 N, 2 S), 13th (117 N), 16th (3 N), 17th (48 N).
Kessingland - 1st (9 N, 34 S, 1 on sea), 2nd (13 N, 5 S, 5 on sea), 3rd (34 N, 5 S, 4 on sea), 4th (6 N, 2 S), 5th (15 N, 6 S, 8 on sea), 6th (2 N, 3 S, 1 on sea), 7th (17 N, 3 S, 2 on sea), 8th (28 N, 7 S, 1 on sea), 9th (11 N, 2 S, 2 on sea), 10th (12 N, 8 S, 2 on sea), 11th (25 N, 21 S, 3 on sea), 12th (13 N, 5 S, 1 on sea), 13th (14 N, 6 S, 1 on sea), 14th (2 N, 7 S, 1 on sea), 15th (48 N, 11 S, 1 on sea), 16th (16 N), 17th (49 N), 18th (36 N, 1 S, 1 on sea), 19th (2 S, 1 on sea), 20th (1 N, 1 S), 21st (1 N, 1 S), 22nd (5 S, 1 on sea), 23rd (1 N, 3 S), 26th (2 S), 27th (1 N, 2 S), 28th (3 S), 29th (2 S), 30th (1 N), 31st(1N 1S).
Gunton Warren - 4th (1 N), 5th (1 S).



BLACK-THROATED DIVER Gavia arctica
Kessingland - 3rd (2 N), 5th (1 N), 9th (1 N), 10th (1 S), 11th (1 N), 15th (1 N), 16th (1 N).



GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Gavia immer
Ness Point - 3rd (1 S then settled on the sea).
Kessingland - 7th (1 N).
DIVER sp
Gorleston - 17th (1 N).
Kessingland - 18th (2 N), 23rd (1 N), 28th (1 N).



GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus
Ness Point - 5th (3 north together), 10th (1 N), 17th (1 N).
Kessingland - 4th (1 S), 10th (1 S), 12th (2 N), 20th (3 S), 30th (1 N, 3 S).



RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena
One flew north past Kessingland on the 12th.
One also flew north past Hopton on the 12th.



FULMAR Fulmarus glacialis
Ness Point - 5th (1 N).
Kessingland - 9th (1 N), 14th (1 on sea).
SOOTY SHEARWATER Puffinus griseus
Two flew north past Ness Point on the morning of the 3rd.
One flew north past Hopton on the 4th.
Five flew north past Ness Point on the morning of the 5th.
One flew north past Kessingland on the morning of the 5th (later than those at Ness Point).
One flew north past Kessingland on the afternoon of the 9th.



 MANX SHEARWATER Puffinus puffinus
Three flew north past Ness Point on the morning of the 3rd.
Four flew north past Kessingland on the morning of the 3rd.
Three flew north past Kessingland on the morning of the 4th.
One flew north past Ness Point on the evening of the 4th.
Two flew north past Ness Point on the morning of the 5th.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the morning of the 5th (later than those at Ness Point).
One flew north past Kessingland on the morning of the 10th.
One was on the sea off Bakers Score, Corton on the evening of the 10th.
One flew north past Ness Point on the evening of the 12th.
Seven flew north past Hopton on the 12th.



BALEARIC SHEARWATER Puffinus mauretanicus
One flew north past Kessingland on the morning of the 3rd and continued northward past Ness Point a few minutes later.
GANNET Morus bassanus
Ness Point - 2nd (5 N, 20 S), 3rd (905 N, 110 S), 5th (202 N, 17 S), 10th (310+ N, 15 S).
Gorleston - 3rd (60), 4th (3 N, 7 S), 9th (50), 10th (2 N), 17th (22 N).
Kessingland - 1st (10 N, 10 S), 2nd (73 N, 14 S), 3rd (729 N, 22 S), 4th (44 N, 18 S, 6 feeding), 5th (388 N, 21 S), 6th (13 N, 1 S), 7th (6 N), 8th (1 N, 1 on sea), 9th (73 N, 227 S, 5 feeding), 10th (46 N, 259 S, 1 on sea), 11th (64 N, 16 S), 12th (10 N, 43 S), 13th (21 N, 37 S), 14th (36 N, 29 S), 15th (23 N, 7 S), 16th (6 N, 63 S), 17th (21 N, 2 S), 18th (16 N, 1 S), 19th (14 N), 20th (1 N), 22nd (9 N, 24 S), 23rd (6 N), 24th (4 N), 27th (2 S), 30th (19 N).
Corton - 14th (150+ lingering offshore to feed).
The 3rd saw a constant passage of Gannets, numbers finally started to tail off around 13:00. On the 4th much smaller numbers were passing, but many more were lingering a long way offshore.
On the 10th many were sitting on the sea of Ness Point, and on most days since many Gannets have been feeding beyond the Holm Sand along with good numbers of Cormorants and Red-throated Divers.



CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
Gorleston - 2nd (23 W, 15 on the sea), 7th (1 on the sea), 10th (11 W), 17th (18 N, 1 S), 26th (7).
Ness Point - 3rd (2 S), 10th (1 S), 12th (6 N, 5 S), 13th (5 S), 16th (75+ offshore),17th (11 N, 3 S).
Kessingland - 1st (8 N, 2 S), 3rd (1 S), 4th (1 N), 5th (1 S), 6th (1 N, 2 S), 11th (4 N, 1 S), 12th (1 N, 2 S), 12th (6 N), 13th (3 N, 1 S), 14th (1 N), 15th (4 N, 2 S), 16th (1 S, 1 on sea), 17th (2 N, 1 S), 18th (1 N, 1 S), 19th (3 N, 1 S), 20th (2 N), 21st (2 S), 22nd (1 S), 23rd (1 N, 6 S, 1 on sea), 24th (2 S), 25th (1 N), 26th (2 N, 1 S), 27th (2 S), 28th (1 N, 3 S), 29th (3 N, 3 S), 30th (2 S, 1 on sea).
Lake Lothing - 4th (5), 16th (5 including a returning colour ringed Dutch bird that winters here each year).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (18 over).
Leathes Ham - 25th to 31st (Dutch colour ringed adult).



GREAT WHITE EGRET Egretta alba
One flew north over Hopton disused railtrack at 17:15 on the 14th, and continued on over the village.



LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
Burgh Castle/Breydon South Wall - 18th (5).
Waveney Forest - 20th and 22nd (two along the river).
Herringfleet Marshes - 22nd (1).
Kessingland - 19th (1 S).



GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
One flew north past Ness Point on the 12th.
One flew north at Gunton Warren on the 20th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.



GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus
One flew south along the coast past Hopton on the 4th. It was also seen at Kessingland and later settled at the Town Marshes at Southwold.
BEWICK'S SWAN Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii
A family party of two adults and two young flew south-eastward low over North Quay Retail Park, central Lowestoft, at 16:10 on the 31st.



PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Anser brachyrhynchus
50+ flew over Bradwell, heading towards Berney Marshes, at dusk on the 8th.
75 were seen in flight over the Blundeston Marsh area at 07:45 on the 14th.
150 were seen in flight between Gunton and Oulton on the afternoon of the 15th.
c.1000 flew north at Fritton at 12:50 on the 22nd.



GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser
20 were feeding in fields at Mutford on the 20th.



BARNACLE GOOSE Branta leucopsis
c35 flew south over Lake Lothing on the 11th, continuing onwards over Kessingland..
100+ flew over Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.



DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) bernicla
Three flew north past Ness Point on the 2nd.
Kessingland - 1st (4 N), 2nd (7 N), 4th (1 S), 5th (21 N, 33 S), 6th (2 S), 8th (87 N, 23 S), 9th (9 N, 359 S), 10th (79 N, 78 S), 11th (6 N, 12 S), 12th (187 N, 37 S), 13th (22 N), 14th (6 N, 63 S), 15th (17 N, 13 S), 16th (2 N), 17th (10 N, 2 S), 18th (1 S), 20th (6 S), 21st (1 N, 6 S), 22nd (21 N, 46 S), 23rd (13 S), 27th (1 S), 19th (1 S), 30th (1 N, 41 S), 31st (2 N, 197 S).
Gorleston - 7th (3 N), 9th (25 S), 10th (93 N), 30th (115 S), 31st (c.300 S, one juvenile on the beach).
Gunton Warren - 7th (4 N), 9th (8 S), 10th (8+ N), 12th (135+ N), 20th (2 N), 30th (25 S).
Corton Beach - 9th (3 S), 14th (86), 27th (3 N).
Ness Point - 10th (24 N, 63 S), 11th (7 N), 12th (160 N, 5 S), 14th (15 N), 16th (16 N), 17th (30 N).
Breydon South Wall - 29th to 31st (3).
Lowestoft North Beach - 31st (50 S).



PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) hrota
One adult flew north with Dark-bellied Brent Geese past Kessingland on the 12th.
Five flew north past Gunton warren on the 17th.

Brent Geese © Andrew Easton
Dark-bellied & Pale-bellied Brent Geese - Benacre - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

EGYPTIAN GOOSE Alopochen aegyptiacus
Leathes Ham - 2nd (2), 16th (2).
Lound waterworks - 4th (6).
Four flew south along Lowestoft North Beach on the 5th.
Just across the border, along The New Cut at Haddiscoe, 107 were gathered on the 10th, with more on the marshes on the Thorpe side of the Cut.
15 flew westward over the A12 early morning by Lowestoft Lighthouse on the 18th.
Nine flew south at Corton on the 18th.
Two were along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.



SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna
Ness Point - 16th (2 N).
Gorleston - 17th (2 N), 31st (2 S).
Breydon South Flats - 18th (8).
Kessingland - 2nd (4 N), 15th (1 N), 22nd (9 S), 24th (1 S), 31st (1 S).
WIGEON Anas penelope
Gorleston - 2nd (19 S), 30th (6 S), 31st (5 N, 160 S).
Leathes Ham - 2nd (2), 23rd (7), 31st (15).
Kessingland - 2nd (18 S), 3rd (5 N), 5th (48 S), 6th (7 S), 8th (9 N), 9th (1 N, 17 S), 10th (24 N, 5 S), 11th (6 N), 12th (39 N, 5 S), 13th (8 S), 14th (20 N), 16th (8 N, 1 S), 17th (3 N), 21st (17 S), 22nd (44 S), 23rd (4 S), 24th (4 S), 27th (9 S), 29th (5 S), 30th (35 S), 31st (176 S).
Ness Point - 5th (5 on the sea then N), 10th (20 N), 12th (57 N), 13th (1 N), 16th (10 N), 17th (4 N).
Gunton Warren - 12th (25 N), 14th (20 S).



GADWALL Anas strepera
Kessingland - 6th (10 S), 14th (2 S), 31st(13 S).
TEAL Anas crecca
Gorleston - 2nd (5 S), 9th (5 S), 31st (2 N).
Leathes Ham - 2nd (13), 4th (15), 8th (30), 10th (25), 16th (41), 23rd (43).
Ness Point - 2nd (9 S), 3rd (1 on the sea), 10th (20 S), 12th (20 N, 10 S).
Kessingland - 1st (1 N), 6th (6 S), 7th (1 S), 8th (30 N, 2 S), 9th (1 S), 10th (5 N, 29 S), 11th (5 on sea), 12th (28 N, 17 S), 14th (3 S), 15th (9 N), 16th (4 N, 5 S), 21st (1 N), 22nd (5 N, 62 S), 23rd (2 N), 24th (1 N, 1 S), 27th (5 S), 29th (2 S), 30th (5 S), 31st (9 N, 47 S).
Gunton Warren - 14th (3 S).



MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos
One flew north past Ness Point on the 10th.



PINTAIL Anas acuta
Kessingland - 6th (1 S), 9th (7 S), 10th (3 N, 1 S), 14th (1 S), 30th (12 S), 31st (1 S).
Gorleston - 30th (3 S).



 SHOVELER Anas clypeata
Kessingland - 10th (1 N), 17th (1 N), 22nd (4 S), 31st (2 S).



POCHARD Aythya ferina
One female was at Leathes Ham on the 23rd.



TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
Kessingland - 1st (1 S), 2nd (1 S), 13th (1 S).
Leathes Ham - 4th (1), 23rd (1).
COMMON EIDER Somateria mollissima
Six, including three drakes, flew north past Ness Point on the 3rd.
Ten flew north past Kessingland on the 8th.
One drake flew north at Corton on the 14th.
One drake flew north at Ness Point on the 16th.
Eight flew north at Ness Point on the 17th.
16 flew north past Kessingland on the 13th.
Four flew north, and one south, past Kessingland on the 15th.
Three flew north past Kessingland on the 29th.

LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis
Three flew north past Hopton on the 12th.



COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra
Ness Point - 2nd (2 S), 3rd (7 N), 5th (6 N, 11 S), 10th (9 N, 20 S), 12th (6 N, 1 S), 13th (11 N), 16th (8 N, 14 S), 17th (21 N).
Kessingland - 1st (6 N), 2nd (1 N, 4 S), 3rd (3 N), 4th (1 N, 8 S), 6th (2 S), 7th (1 S), 8th (11 N), 9th (17 S), 10th (2 N, 73 S), 11th (1 N, 7 S), 12th (11 N, 1 S), 13th (1 N), 14th (3 N, 28 S), 15th (1 S, 1 on sea), 16th (1 N), 17th (4 N, 1 S), 18th (1 N), 20th (8 S), 27th (7 S), 28th (8 N), 29th (6 S).
Corton - 14th (42).



VELVET SCOTER Melanitta fusca
One flew north past Kessingland on the 11th.
Three flew north past Hopton on the 12th.
Two flew north together past Ness Point on the 17th.



GOLDENEYE Bucephala clangula
One drake flew north past Corton on the 14th.
Four flew north past Gunton Warren on the 10th.
One flew north past Kessingland on the 17th.
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 30th.
Two flew south past Gorleston on the 31st.



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator
One flew south past Ness Point on the 3rd.
Kessingland - 7th (1 S), 8th (2 N), 12th (3 N, 4 S), 15th (4 N), 16th (1 N), 17th (1 N), 27th (1 N, 1 S), 30th (7 S), 31st (7 S).
Ness Point - 12th (1 N), 17th (3 N).
Gorleston - 17th (2 N), 30th (1 S).



MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus
One flew south past Kessingland on the 1st.
One was along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
One was at Belton Marshes on the 24th.

Hen Harrier © Andrew Easton
Hen Harrier - Kessingland - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus
A first winter bird was hunting over a sugar beet field just south of Heathlands at Kessingland on the 25th. Shortly afterwards it headed out over the beach, circled up high and headed off towards Lowestoft.
An immature male flew south across Breydon Water in Lizard Land on the 31st.



BUZZARD Buteo buteo
Herringfleet - 8th (2).
Ashby - 8th (1).
Beccles Quay - 11th (one flew east).
Beccles Marshes - 23rd (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 24th (1).
Beccles Common - 29th (1).



ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo lagopus
Three circled north westwards high over Wood Farm, Mutford at 11:30 on the 18th.



MERLIN Falco columbarius
A male was hunting Meadow Pipits at Kessingland Beach on the 10th.
One flew north over Birds Eye and the North Denes on the morning of the 18th before disappearing into the parks.
One was hunting at Barsham Drain on the 25th.



PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus
An immature bird was seen along Breydon South Wall on the morning of the 9th.
An immature bird flew south along the cliff at Corton on the 14th.
One flew north over Heathlands Caravan Park, Kessingland on the 30th.



GREY PARTRIDGE Perdix perdix
14 were at Ellough on the 19th.
Nine were at Beccles Marshes on the 23rd.



WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus
Two were calling at Burgh Castle on the 18th.
One was calling at Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes on the 18th.
One was calling from the spring at Gunton Warren on the 25th, 28th and 31st. Presumably a returning individual set to winter there again.
On was calling beside the Waveney at Barsham Drain on the 25th.



OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus
Gorleston - 2nd (1 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 7th (1 N).
Kessingland - 8th (1 N), 9th (1 S), 16th (5 N).
Lake Lothing - 31st (1).



AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta
Three were at Burgh Castle Flats on the 3rd.



 GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (5+ flew over), 13th (5), 19th (5+).
Fritton Marshes - 10th (12 flew over).
200+ in fields at Hulver on the 10th.
Gorleston - 31st (1 S).



GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola
Kessingland - 5th (1 S), 15th (1 S).
LAPWING Vanellus vanellus
47 flew north at St. Olaves on the 8th.
One flew over Corton disused railtrack on the 10th.
18 arrived in off the sea at Kessingland on the 10th.
One was on the rocks at Ness Point at dawn on the 15th, it then flew off north westward inland.
24 were at Carlton Marshes on the 18th.
Five were on marshes along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
13 flew south at Gorleston on the 30th.
Three flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 31st.
Seven flew south at Kessingland on the 31st.



RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula
Kessingland - 2nd (1 N), 8th (2 N), 10th (1 N), 12th (1 N), 23rd (1 S), 24th (1 S), 31st (1 S).
KNOT Calidris canutus
One flew north past Ness Point on the 17th.
One was ranging between Ness Point and Links Road on the 18th.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the 16th.
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 23rd.



PURPLE SANDPIPER Calidris maritima
One was along Lowestoft North Beach on the 18th.



DUNLIN Calidris alpina
One was at Leathes Ham on the 2nd to 4th.
Two flew south past Ness Point on the 3rd.
Kessingland - 5th (19 S), 6th (2 S), 14th (1 S), 16th (4 N), 27th (1 N, 1 S), 31st (16 S).
Ness Point - 12th (2 N), 16th (20 N), 17th (15 N).
Breydon South Flats - 18th (6).
One was along Lowestoft North Beach on the 18th.




JACK SNIPE Lymnocryptes minimus
One was flushed at Leathes ham on the 12th or 13th.



COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Leathes Ham - 2nd (2), 4th (3), 10th (1), 16th (1), 23rd (1), 31st (2).
Gunton Warren - 6th (1 S).
Kessingland sewage works - 10th (1), 31st (2).
Barsham Drain - 18th (3).
Corton - 18th (1).



WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola
One was flushed from the shelter belt at Dip Farm, Gunton on the 10th, with possible the same seen along the nearby disused railtrack the same day.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 11th.
One was flushed from a garden at Gunton on the 15th.
Two were flushed from Kirkley Cemetery on the 15th.
One was flushed at Gunton Wood on the 15th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 17th.
One was flushed at Warren Lane, Hopton on the 22nd.
One was flushed at Beccles Allotments on the 27th.
One arrived in off the sea at Gorleston on the 31st.

Waveney Dock - along time ago !
An old postcard view of a rather busy day in Waveney Dock.
September to December used to be the main fishing season off Lowestoft.

I wonder if there is a Health & Safety Inspector amongst the quayside crowd ?

BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica
One flew south past Kessingland on the 11th.



WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus
Four flew south at Kessingland on the 31st.



CURLEW Numenius arquata
Ness Point - 5th (1 S), 17th (4 N).
Kessingland - 9th (1 S). 12th (2 N), 24th (1 S).
Gorleston - 17th (1 N).
Breydon South Flats - 18th (3).
Belton Marshes - 24th (1).



REDSHANK Tringa totanus
Gorleston - 17th (2 N), 31st (1 S).
Breydon South Flats - 18th (6).
Leathes Ham - 31st (1).
Kessingland - 31st (1 S).



GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
Fritton Marshes - 10th (3 flew over).
Fisher Row - 30th (2).



GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
One was at Fisher Row on the 26th.



COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
One flew south past Kessingland on the 20th.



TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
Gorleston - 2nd (3), 4th (18), 7th (5), 17th (2), 23rd (5).
Ness Point - 2nd (4), 3rd (5), 4th (8), 10th (20 including Dutch leg flagged bird).
Kessingland - 2nd (3 S), 15th (1 N).
Hamilton Dock - 4th (13).
Corton - 25th (10).
Lowestoft North Beach - 31st (11 including Dutch leg flagged bird).



POMARINE SKUA Stercorarius pomarinus
Two flew north past Ness Point on the 3rd.
Kessingland - 5th (1 N, 2 S).
Hopton - 12th (1 N).



ARCTIC SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus
Ness Point - 2nd (1 N dark phase), 3rd (16 N, 1 S), 12th (1 S), 16th (1 N).
Kessingland - 2nd (1 N light phase), 3rd (5 N), 4th (2 S), 5th (8 N), 9th (3 N, 1 S), 16th (1 S).



LONG-TAILED SKUA Stercorarius longicaudus
One flew north past Kessingland on the 5th.
GREAT SKUA Stercorarius skua
Ness Point - 3rd (36 N - An unexpectedly high total, and easily outnumbering the Arctic Skuas around on the same day), 5th (3 N), 10th (2 N), 12th (1 N), 13th (1 N), 16th (1 N).
Kessingland - 2nd (1 S), 3rd (21 N), 5th (11 N, 2 S), 9th (8 N), 15th (1 N), 31st (1 N).
Gunton Warren - 5th (1 N).
Gorleston - 31st (one offshore, then settled on the sea).
An oiled first winter bird was at Lowestoft South Beach on the 5th. Several of the local gulls were mobbing it. It later flew off out to sea.

Great Skua © Andrew Easton
Great Skua - Lowestoft South Beach - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

MEDITERRANEAN GULL Larus melanocephalus
Lowestoft North Beach/Links Road - 2nd (returning adult with missing left lower leg, has been wintering here since 1997), 14th (2), 16th (1).
Gorleston - 2nd (3 S), 8th (1), 9th (1), 17th (2), 24th (1), 31st (1 S).
Ness Point - 3rd (1 N), 4th (2 N), 12th (1 N), 16th (1 N), 17th (4 N).
Kessingland - 1st (1 N), 2nd (2 N), 4th (1 S), 7th (1 N), 10th (1 N), 11th (1 N), 16th (1 N), 22nd (1 N), 27th (1 N, 1 S).
Corton - 7th (1).
Gunton Warren - 28th (1 N).



LITTLE GULL Hydrocoloeus minutus
Kessingland - 5th (2 N), 8th (1 N), 11th (1 S), 12th (105 N), 13th (3 N), 14th (16 N), 15th (20 N, 4 S), 17th (2 N), 18th (7 N), 29th (8 N).
Ness Point - 10th (4 N), 11th (8 N), 12th (64 N, 4 S), 13th (3 N), 16th (3 N), 17th (12 N).



LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus fuscus
One of the chicks ringed at Beccles in the summer was seen in the Cadiz area of Spain on the 28th.



YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
An adult was around Gorleston Harbour mouth area on the 2nd to 29th, a rather streaky headed individual.
The regular adult was still around the Lowestoft North Beach area up to the 2nd.



KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla
Ness Point - 3rd (17 N), 5th (3 N), 12th (4 N), 17th (29 N, 1 S).
Kessingland - 3rd (4 N), 5th (16 N), 9th (15 N), 13th (1 N), 16th (2 N), 17th (25 N).

SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvichensis
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 3rd (4 S), 5th (4 S), 7th (4 S), 15th (5 S), 17th (2 S).
Ness Point - 4th (1 S), 10th (2 S).
Hopton - 4th (5 S).
Gorleston - 7th (2 S).
COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo
Ness Point - 3rd (2 N, 1 S), 10th (1 juv. N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 7th (1 N).
Gunton Warren - 10th (1 S).



ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
Three flew north past Ness Point on the morning of the 3rd.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the afternoon of the 3rd.
Two juveniles flew south past Kessingland on the afternoon of the 5th.
One adult flew north past Ness Point on the 12th.



'COMMIC' TERN Sterna hirundo/paradisaea
Ness Point - 3rd (4 N), 16th (1 S probably Arctic).
Kessingland - 2nd (2 feeding), 3rd (7 N), 5th (4 S), 7th (1 S), 8th (2 N), 11th (7 N), 12th (1 N), 16th (1 N).



GUILLEMOT Uria aalge
One was in the river at Gorleston on the 9th.
Two flew north past Ness Point on the 12th.
One sickly individual was on the sea off Pakefield on the 14th.
One flew north past Ness Point on the 17th.



RAZORBILL Alca torda
Four flew north together past Ness Point on the 3rd.
Three flew north past Ness Point on the 4th.



LITTLE AUK Alle alle
One flew north past Ness Point at 10:42 on the 16th.
One flew north past Ness Point at 07:55 on the 17th.



PUFFIN Fratercula arctica
One flew north past Kessingland on the 12th.
One flew north past Kessingland on the 16th.



AUK sp. Alcidae
Ness Point - 2nd (1 N), 3rd (88 N), 10th (8 N), 12th (15 N), 13th (12 N), 17th (8 N).
Gorleston - 3rd (1 N).
Kessingland - 1st (13 N), 2nd (7 N, 1 S), 3rd (13 N), 4th (9 N), 5th (13 N), 6th (2 N), 7th (3 N), 8th (15 N), 9th (6 N), 10th (7 N), 11th (11 N), 12th (16 N), 13th (6 N), 15th (5 N), 16th (1 N), 17th (5 N, 1 S), 18th (2 N), 20th (1 N), 22nd (1 N).



STOCK DOVE Columba oenas
One flew south past Ness Point on the 3rd.
One was along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.



WOOD PIGEON Columba palumbus
Two squabs still in the nest were noted at Kensington Gardens on the 15th.



COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocta
19 were at Kensington Gardens on the 15th.



BARN OWL Tyto alba
One was along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
One was at Belton Marshes on the 24th.
One was at Fisher Row on the 26th.



LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
One was sitting on a roof at Mill Road, Mutford on the 22nd.



TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
One was calling at dawn at Corton disused railtrack on the 10th.



SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
One arrived in off the sea at Kessingland on the 10th.
One, no doubt also recently arrived from the Continent, was being vigorously mobbed by Jays as it sat in a tree in Warren House Wood on the 10th. It then flew further inland and the Jays seemed to lose interest.
One arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 15th and continued north westward inland.
One arrived in off the sea at Ness Point on the 16th, then flew south along the coast towards the harbour.
One arrived in off the sea at Kessingland on the 17th and headed south towards Benacre.
One was hunting at Gapton Marshes on the 19th.
One was watched hunting over Lowestoft North Beach and Denes on the 28th.
One was hunting at Dip Farm, Gunton on the 31st, then headed off northward mobbed by crows.



KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis
One was at Beccles Common on the 29th.
One flew through Kirkley Cemetery on the 29th.
One was along Lake Lothing on the 31st.



GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis
One was at Dip Farm golf course, Gunton on the 15th and 27th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
One was at Blocka Lane, Herringfleet on the 31st.



GREAT-SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos major
One was at Dip Farm golf course, Gunton on the 15th.
Five, including four together, were at Corton disused railtrack on the 15th.
At least three were at Gunton Warren on the 19th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.



SKY LARK Alauda arvensis
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (3), 13th (13), 19th (15+).
Kessingland Beach - 5th (10).
Gunton Warren - 8th (27 over heading inland), 10th (15 W), 13th (3 W), 15th (4 NW).
Lowestoft North Denes - 10th (2 over).
Ness Point - 10th (5 arrived in off the sea), 17th (one arrived in off the sea).
MoD field Corton - 13th (30+), 25th (14).
Corton - 14th (8 in off the sea).
Kirkley Cemetery - 22nd (3 S).
Leathes Ham - 23rd (1 N).
Pakefield - 22nd (c.30).
Gorleston - 31st (Six arrived in off the sea).
SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia
Five flew north at Gunton Warren on the 4th.



SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
Burgh Castle - 3rd (5).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (5).
Kessingland Beach - 10th (2 S).
Kessingland Sluice - 12th (3 N).
Pakefield - 14th (2 flew west), 28th (1 S).
Corton disused railtrack -17th (1).



HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica
Gunton - 5th (3).
Benacre Hall - 7th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 27th (1).
Kessingland Church - 27th (1, possibly the same individual as above).



RICHARD'S PIPIT Anthus richardi
One flew westward over Gapton Hall / Bradwell Marshes on the morning of the 29th.



MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis
Four arrived in off the sea at Gorleston Pier on the 4th.
100+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 5th.
27 were at Broadland Sands, Corton on the 7th.
200+ were around the Lowestoft North Denes to Ness Point area at dawn on the 10th.
14 arrived in off the sea at Corton on the 14th.
57 were at Broadland Sands, Corton on the 14th.
40 were around the Corton old sewage works area on the 18th.
25 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.


ROCK PIPIT Anthus petrosus
Two were at Ness Point on the 2nd.
Four flew north at Ness Point on the 3rd.
At least one was at Kessingland Beach on the 5th.
At least four were along the North Beach to Ness Point area on the 10th, and two of these were seen to arrive in off the sea.
One flew west along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
One arrived in off the sea at Gorleston Pier on the 31st.

Rock Pipit © Andrew Easton
Rock Pipit - Ness Point - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
One was along Lowestoft North Beach on the morning of the 10th having arrived in the general arrival of Pipits along our coast.



GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
Lowestoft North Denes - 2nd (1), 5th (1), 11th (1), 23rd (1), 29th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (1), 10th (1), 11th (2), 13th (2), 19th (1), 27th (1), 31st (1).
Gunton - 5th (1), 10th (2).
Gunton Warren - 8th (1).
Water Lane, Lowestoft - 10th (1).
Denes Oval - 10th (1).
Kessingland Sluice -11th (2).
Corton new sewage works - 11th (2), 13th (1), 23rd (1).
Kensington Gardens - 13th (1), 15th (1).
Ness Point - 18th (1).
Leathes Ham - 19th (2), 23rd (1), 31st (1).
Barsham Drain - 25th (1).



PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarrellii
15 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 5th.
14 were at Benacre Hall on the 7th.
10 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.
15 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
30 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.



DUNNOCK Prunella modularis
Eight were trapped at Kessingland sewage works on the 5th.
Nine were trapped at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
ROBIN Erithacus rubecula
10+ were at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd.



BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
One was at the South Lowestoft Industrial Estate on the 29th.
A first winter male was at Gorleston Pier on the 31st.



STONECHAT Saxicola torquata
One male was at Lowestoft North Denes on the 1st.
One male was at Gunton Warren on the 4th.
One female was at Gunton Warren on the 5th.
One male was at Lowestoft North Denes on the 5th.
Two were at Kessingland Sluice on the 12th.
Two were along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
One was at Beccles Marshes on the 23rd.

Redstart © Andrew Easton
Redstart - Kessingland sewage works - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

COMMON REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th to 12th.
One was at Beach Road, Gorleston on the 10th.
One was at Corton old sewage works on the 15th.



WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
One was at Pakefield Beach by the Jolly Sailors pub on the 1st.
One was on the slope above Lowestoft South Beach at Kirkley on the 5th.
Three were along the seawall at Lowestoft North Beach on the 7th.
One was at Broadland Sands, Corton on the 7th.
One was on the lawn at Benacre Hall on the 7th.
One was at the Birds Eye car park at Ness Point on the 10th.
One was at Gunton Warren on the 10th.
One was at Kessingland Sluice on the 12th.
One was at Gorleston on the 17th.
One was at Lowestoft North Denes on the 18th.

Grey Wagtail © Andrew Easton
Grey Wagtail - Kessingland - October 2009 © Andrew Easton


Large numbers of Thrushes, particularly Song Thrushes, were arriving over Lowestoft on the evening of the 9th, they were calling constantly in the drizzle at 23:45. Others had been heard earlier at 22:30 and in between these times. They were still calling overhead before dawn on the 10th, and many more arrived throughout the day on the 10th.

Redwings and Blackbirds were calling overhead on the evening of the 13th and were still arriving at dawn on the 14th, several Blackbirds dropped in at Kessingland at around 09:00 as well.

Thrushes were arriving in the rain on the evening of the 21st, and daylight revealed newly arrived Yellow-browed Warblers and Firecrests as well.

Large numbers of Redwings and Fieldfares, and some Blackbirds, were arriving along the coast in the drizzle on the morning of the 27th, and there was a constant stream of Redwings over Beccles during the morning as well.

Good numbers of Blackbirds, Redwings and Song Thrushes arrived overnight and early morning around the Lowestoft area on the 31st.



RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus
An immature female was around the allotments at Water Lane, Lowestoft on the 10th.
An immature female and an adult male were seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.



BLACKBIRD Turdus merula
31 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 5th.
20+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
30+ were at Corton on the 14th and 15th.
c.50 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th and 19th.
20+ were at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd and 26th.
20+ were at Sparrows Nest Park on the 26th.
100+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
Lots of Blackbirds were noted passing over Beccles Common on the morning of the 29th.
c.25 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 31st.



FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris
Six flew over Gunton disused railtrack on the 10th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 15th.
Two were at Corton disused railtrack on the 26th.
300+ arrived off the sea in three flocks at Corton on the 27th.
700+ flew south at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
Four were at Kessingland sewage works on the 31st.



SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelus
One arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 4th.
Six were at Kessingland sewage works on the 5th.
60+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
30+ flew over Gunton disused railtrack on the 10th.
30+ were at Corton on the 14th.
Three were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th and 31st.



REDWING Turdus iliacus
12 flew over St. Olaves on the 1st.
20 flew westward over Fritton Marshes on the 2nd.
Two were heard at Kessingland sewage works on the 5th.
19 flew west at Barnby on the 9th.
30+ flew over Gunton disused railtrack on the 10th.
30+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
Eight were at Barsham Drain on the 11th.
20+ were at Corton on the 14th.
12 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.
Four were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
Two arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 20th.
Three were at Corton disused railtrack on the 22nd.
11 were at Corton disused railtrack on the 26th.
1200+ arrived in off the sea at Lowestoft on the morning of the 27th.
300+ flew south at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
A tailless individual was picked up exhausted at Lowestoft South Beach on the morning of the 28th. It was later released in nearby gardens.
30+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 31st.

Cetti's Warbler © Chris Darby
Cetti's Warbler - Kessingland - October 2009 © Chris Darby

CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cetti
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th to 13th.
Two were heard along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th, 27th and 31st.
One was at Beccles Marsh Trail lakes on the 22nd.
Five were at Beccles Marshes on the 23rd.

Dartford Warbler © Andrew Easton
Dartford Warbler - Gunton - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

DARTFORD WARBLER Sylvia undata
One male was at Gunton Warren on the 13th to 31st. It was singing frequently on the 19th. There may possibly have been two males present on the 19th.
A male and female were seen together at Gunton Warren on the 25th and 29th.



GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 11th.


BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 1st (1), 2nd (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (14 ringed), 10th (1), 12th (2) 13th (5), 19th (1), 27th (1), 31st (1).
"Flycatcher Alley" Denes Oval - 11th (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 23rd (2).
Warren Lane, Hopton - 26th (2).
Arnold's Walk - 26th (1).



PALLAS'S WARBLER Phylloscopus proregulus
One was found at Warren Lane, Hopton on the 26th. Always a pleasure to see, and with the added bonus of two Yellow-browed Warblers in the area as well !



YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus inornatus
One was at Warren Lane, Gorleston on the 5th.
One was along the alley running beside Kirkley Cemetery on the 7th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 11th, rather elusive much of the time and mostly silent.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th, presumably the same bird as the 11th despite there being no sign on the 12th.
One was at Burgh Castle on the 13th.
One was trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
One was at Kensington Gardens on the 22nd and 23rd.
One was at Corton new sewage works/disused railtrack on the 22nd to 24th.
Two were along Warren Lane, Hopton on the 26th, with one still there on the 27th.



RADDE'S WARBLER Phylloscopus schwarzi
An extremely elusive individual was found at Arnold's Walk, south of Lowestoft Lighthouse on the 29th. When it showed, which wasn't often, it did at least show well to those in the right spot.
It seemed to spend most of the time out of view in the inaccessible overgrown garden just to the south of Arnold's Walk.

Pallas's Warbler © Andrew Easton
Pallas's Warbler - Hopton - October 2009 © Andrew Easton

CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 2nd (2), 10th (3), 14th (2).
Leathes Ham - 2nd (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 4th (3), 10th (2), 14th (1), 18th (4), 22nd (1), 23rd (2), 24th (2), 25th (1), 26th (3 including a very grey individual), 27th (1).
Gunton Warren - 4th (2), 10th (3), 11th (2), 18th (2).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (11 ringed), 10th (3), 11th (3+), 12th (1+), 13th (2), 19th (1), 27th (1).
Kensington Gardens - 5th (1), 8th (1).
Lowestoft Cemetery - 8th (2).
Kirkley Cemetery - 8th (3).
Pakefield Road - 9th (1).
Warren House Wood - 10th (2).
Sparrows Nest/Belle Vue Parks - 11th (2).
"Flycatcher Alley" Denes Oval - 11th (2+).
Dip Farm, Gunton - 18th (2).
Warren Lane, Hopton - 22nd (2).
Corton Wood - 23rd (1), 26th (2), 27th (1).
Gunton Wood - 25th (1).
Arnold's Walk - 26th (2), 29th (1).
Gunton disused railtrack - 30th (1).



WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus
Gunton disused railtrack - 12th (1).
GOLDCREST Regulus regulus
Sparrows Nest Park - 2nd (2), 23rd (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 10th (1), 14th (10+), 17th (3 trapped and ringed), 24th (2+), 26th (3).
Belle Vue Park - 10th (4+).
Kessingland sewage works - 13th (1), 19th (3), 27th (3).
Warren House Wood - 10th (2+).
Birds Eye car park, Ness Point - 15th (3+).
Corton Wood - 23rd (1).
Gunton Wood - 25th (2), 31st (4).
Kirkley Cemetery - 29th (2).
Arnold's Walk - 30th (1+).



FIRECREST Regulus ignicapillus
Corton disused railtrack - 10th (2).
Kessingland sewage works - 10th (5+), 11th (1), 12th (3), 25th (3+), 27th (1).
Gunton Warren - 10th (1), 19th (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 11th (2 or 3), 17th (1 trapped and ringed), 22nd (3), 24th (1).
Sparrows Nest/Belle Vue Parks - 11th (up to 4), 22nd (2), 23rd (2), 26th (2+), 27th (4).
Kirkley Cemetery - 18th (1), 23rd (1), 26th (1), 29th (2).
Kensington Gardens - 21st (1), 22nd (1).
Warren Lane, Hopton - 22nd (1).
Links Road - 23rd (2).
Gunton disused railtrack - 23rd (1).
Corton Wood - 23rd (3+), 24th (2), 25th (2), 26th (1+), 27th (1).
Warren House Wood - 24th (2).
Gunton Church - 28th (1), 31st (1).
Arnold's Walk - 29th (1+).

Firecrests seem to be outnumbering Goldcrests so far this autumn !

Yellow-browed Warbler © Chris Darby
Yellow-browed Warbler - Kessingland - October 2009 © Chris Darby

BEARDED TIT Panurus biarmicus
54 were counted along Breydon South Wall round to Burgh Castle on the 13th.
Heard calling at Whitecast Marshes, Carlton Marshes on the 18th.



COAL TIT Periparus ater
One continental race bird was at Sparrows Nest on the 2nd.



NUTHATCH Sitta europaea
Just outside our area, two, possibly three, are being heard regularly at the moment around Benacre Hall. Hopefully the woodland there and at nearby Sotterley will continue to hold a reservoir of this species and maybe allow it to spread back to the likes of Gunton and Corton Woods where it used to be a regular sight and sound. Mutford Big Wood has produced the only records so far this year in our area.



TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris
One trapped and ringed at Corton disused railtrack on the 10th appeared to be of the nominate Continental race.
Two were heard calling at Corton Wood on the 11th.
Two were at Beccles Marshes on the 23rd.
One was along the cycle track adjacent to Normanston Cemetery on the 23rd.
One was at Corton new sewage works on the 24th.
One was at Gunton Wood on the 27th.



JAY Garrulus glandarius
Lound waterworks - 4th (4).
Warren House Wood - 10th (3).
Kessingland sewage works - 11th (1), 13th (2), 19th (2).



STARLING Sturnus vulgaris
180+ in several flocks arrived in off the sea at Ness Point early morning on the 10th.
A large evening roost of several thousand individuals is building up at St.Olaves at the moment. Best viewed from Haddiscoe Bridge or Haddiscoe Railway Station.
500+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.
A flock off 100 arrived in off the sea at Corton on the 14th.
A flock off 20 arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 14th.
Numerous flocks were arriving in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 15th.
83 arrived in of the sea at Ness Point on the 16th.
50+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
Small flocks of 20-50 were arriving at Gunton throughout the morning and early afternoon on the 28th.
40+ arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 29th.
c.80 arrived in of the sea at Gorleston on the 31st.



CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (8), 13th (10), 19th (15), 27th (10+), 31st (30+).
Lowestoft Cemetery - 8th (15).
Corton disused railtrack - 11th (10+), 14th (50+).



BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla
One flew over Sussex Road, Lowestoft early morning on the 8th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 10th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
One was along Flycatcher Alley behind the Denes Oval on the 11th.
Two were at Corton disused railtrack on the 11th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 15th.
One flew north at Corton on the 18th.
One flew over Pakefield Church on the 22nd.
21 were at Corton disused railtrack on the 24th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 26th.
One flew south at Kirkley on the 28th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 31st.



GREENFINCH Carduelis chloris
Gunton Warren - 4th (6).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (10), 13th (10), 19th (10+), 27th (10+).



GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis
Gunton Warren - 4th (34+ N), 11th (80+ N).
Kessingland sewage works - 5th (20), 19th (20), 27th (10+), 31st (10+).
Corton disused railtrack - 9th (30), 10th (20), 24th (14).



SISKIN Carduelis spinus
One flew south over Corton new sewage works on the 4th.
Gunton Warren - 8th (2 N, c20 W), 11th (20 N), 18th (4 N), 28th (2 S).
Corton disused railtrack - 10th (4), 15th (4), 17th (3), 27th (2).
Gunton - 13th (1 E), 23rd (10+ S).
Corton disused railtrack - 18th (2 N), 23rd (50+ S).
Kessingland sewage works - 19th (1), 27th (5).
Parkhill - 28th (1 S).
Arnold's Walk - 29th (7 S), 30th (7 S).
Blocka Lane, Herringfleet - 31st (c.40).
MEALY REDPOLL Carduelis flammea
One was trapped at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th, and found to be bearing a blue plastic ring. The style of the ring strongly suggests it is an escaped cage bird, most likely of Belgian origin. The red poll being a faded yellowy orange colour is also a feature shown by captive birds that haven't been fed a colour supplement in their diet.

One was with Lesser Redpolls at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd.

Mealy Redpoll © Chris Mutimer
Mealy Redpoll - Kessingland - October 2009 © Chris Mutimer

LESSER REDPOLL Carduelis cabaret
79 were trapped at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th, two of which had already been ringed elsewhere.
20+ were at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd.
c.15 were in a garden adjacent to Kirkley Cemetery on the 28th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 31st.



REDPOLL sp. Carduelis cabaret/flammea (no doubt most of these are Lesser Redpolls)
c20 flew over at Corton on the 10th.
3-5 with Goldfinches at Corton disused railtrack on the 11th.
Four flew over Dip Farm, Gunton on the 14th.
Two were at Corton on the 14th, 15th and 17th.
Four flew north over Gunton Warren on the 18th.
Seven flew south, and eight north, at Corton on the 18th.
20+ flew north over Gunton Warren on the 18th.
Six were at Corton disused railtrack on the 22nd.
Five were at Warren Lane, Hopton on the 22nd.
Five flew south over Dip Farm, Gunton on the 23rd.
c20 flew over Lowestoft North Denes on the 23rd.
CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra
One was at Herringfleet on the 8th.
Nine flew north at Gunton Warren on the 17th.
Three flew south at Corton disused railtrack on the 23rd.



BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula
One was along Gunton disused railtrack on the 27th.
One was at Gunton Meadow on the 31st.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 31st.



SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis
Four were along Lowestoft North Beach on the 2nd to 7th.
Kessingland - 1st (7 on the beach), 2nd (14), 3rd (14), 14th (14), 5th (16), 6th (20), 7th (20 ), 8th (20), 9th (20), 10th (18), 11th (18), 18th (17), 19th (17), 20th (17), 21st (22), 22nd (22), 23rd (22), 24th (25), 25th (23), 28th (4), 29th (6), 30th (2).
Corton Beach - 9th (3 S), 31st (3 feeding along the cliff face).
Gunton Warren/Lowestoft North Beach - 10th (4).
Ness Point - 17th (one male was flying north along the coast over the sea).



LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapponicus
One flew north along the cliffs at Corton on the 7th, it appeared to settle near Radar Lodge.
One arrived in off the sea south of Ness Point on the 10th.
One flew over Links Road car park on the 11th, the four local Snow Buntings joined it and they all flew north east out to sea. Ten minutes later the Snow Buntings returned on their own.
One was in the stubble field south of Radar Lodge at Corton on the 13th and 17th.
YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella
A pair were in the fields to the south of Pontins at Pakefield on the 13th and 22nd.



REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus
One flew south over Corton new sewage works on the 4th.
Ten were at Kessingland Sluice on the 12th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.
Three were at Corton old sewage works on the 18th.
Two were at Radar Lodge, Corton on the 18th.
Three were along Breydon South Wall on the 18th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 19th.
Two were at Kirkley Cemetery on the 22nd.
One was in the fields to the south of Pontins at Pakefield on the 22nd.
One was at Kessingland Beach on the 25th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
Three were at Kessingland Beach on the 30th.

Snow Buntings © Danny Porter
Snow Buntings - Lowestoft North Beach - October 2009 © Danny Porter
http://www.dannysdigiscoping.com/


A colourful mystery Parrot is currently lurking in the Gunton area.


NON-BIRD NEWS


GREY SEAL
Gorleston - 2nd (1), 3rd (1), 4th (2).
Ness Point - 2nd (1), 10th (1), 17th (1+).
Kessingland - 5th (1), 8th (2), 10th (1), 12th (1), 13th (1), 14th (1), 15th (2), 16th (1), 19th (1), 28th (1).


COMMON SEAL
Lowestoft North Beach - 5th (1).


HARBOUR PORPOISE
Ness Point - 2nd (2), 3rd (2+), 10th (2), 12th (1).
Kessingland - 1st (1 S), 5th (1 S).


CHINESE WATER DEER
One was at Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes on the 19th.


WATER VOLE
One was seen at Beccles Common on the 29th.


Painted Lady butterflies were seen at the Bloodmoor Road bridge, and along Breydon South Wall on the 4th. A Hornet and a Peacock Butterfly were at Lound waterworks on the 4th.

Hornets were still flying at Gunton and Corton Wood on the 8th. A Speckled Wood was at Hubbards Loke on the 8th, and a Peacock Butterfly was at Gunton Warren.

Small Copper and Common Blue butterflies were still flying at Gunton Wood on the 12th.

c.1000 Common Darters were around Waveney Forest on the 20th.

A Painted Lady was at Leathes Ham on the 23rd. A Small White butterfly was along Breydon South Wall on the 29th.

Tide predictions for Lowestoft