Lowestoft Bird News - November 2008



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Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Lowestoft - October 2008 © Andrew Easton

RED-THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata ****
Ness Point - 1st (3 N, 1 S), 2nd (2 N, 3 S).
Gorleston - 1st (2 S), 22nd (1 S, 4 N), 29th (4 N), 30th (1 S).
Kessingland - 1st (1 N, 3 S), 2nd (6 N, 2 S, 1 on sea), 3rd (1 N, 1 S), 5th (8 N, 6 S), 6th (5 N, 1 S, 1 on sea), 7th (1 N, 2 S), 8th (1 N, 2 S), 9th (4 N, 1 S), 10th (1 N 9 S), 11th (1 N), 12th (4 N, 1 S), 13th (49 N, 1 S, 5 o/s), 14th (14 N, 1 S), 15th (19 N, 6 S), 16th (21 N,14 S), 17th (10 N, 9 S),18th (6 N), 19th (19 N, 25 S), 20th (7 N, 1 o/s), 21st (1 N, 2 o/s), 22nd (99 N, 1 o/s), 23rd (10 N, 3 S), 24th (1 S), 25th (40 N, 12 S), 26th (38 N), 27th (2 N, 10 S), 28th (48 N, 1 S).

BLACK-THROATED DIVER Gavia arctica
Singles past Kessingland on the 6th (N), 13th (N), 14th (N), 18th (N), 22nd (N), 25th (S).

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Gavia immer
Kessingland - 13th (1 N), 22nd (1 N), 25th (1 N).

DIVER Gavia sp.
Kessingland - 13th (4 N).

LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis
Lake Lothing - 22nd (3), 29th (12).
Leathes Ham - 22nd (4).
Oulton Broad - 23rd (1).

GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus
One flew south past Ness Point on the 1st and 2nd.
Kessingland - 2nd (1 on sea), 4th (1 on sea), 5th (1 N, 1 S), 6th (2 S, 3 on sea), 9th (1 o/s), 12th (1 N, 2 S), 13th (6 S), 14th (2 N), 15th (2 S), 16th (3 N, 1 S, 2 o/s), 17th (1 N, 1 S), 18th (1 S), 19th (1 o/s), 20th (1 N), 26th (1 N, 1 S).

GREBE sp.
One small grebe, probably Black-necked, flew south distantly past Ness Point on the 2nd.

SLAVONIAN GREBE Podiceps auritus
A very obliging bird was found near The Wherry Hotel, Oulton Broad on the 29th. Later in the afternoon it had moved to the west of the broad between the yacht station and the houseboats. If visiting Oulton Broad there is a stunning male Wood Duck with the Mallard on the pond by the yacht station. Dubious origins but a really smart bird!

Frustratingly for all those who looked on Oulton Broad on the 30th, the Slavonian Grebe was hiding on Lake Lothing between the Yacht Club and Mutford Lock bridge. It's still around which is good.

CORY'S SHEARWATER Calonectris diomedea
One flew south past Kessingland on the morning of the 1st.

MANX SHEARWATER Puffinus puffinus
One flew south past Kessingland on the 1st.
One flew north past Kessingland on the afternoon of the 5th.

GANNET Morus bassanus
Ness Point - 1st (12 N, 8 S), 2nd (53 N, 13 S), 3rd (10), 24th (7 N).
Kessingland - 1st (27 N, 7 S), 2nd (29 N, 307 S), 3rd (18 N), 5th (6 N, 3 S), 6th (10 N, 8 S), 7th (3 S), 8th (1 S), 9th (1 S), 11th (2 N, 1 S), 13th (25 N, 9 S), 14th (1 N), 15th (2 N, 3 S), 16th (2 N), 17th (1 N, 48 S), 18th (3 N, 1 S), 19th (2 N, 7 S), 20th (8 N, 2 S), 21st (3 N, 57 S), 22nd (9 N, 1 S), 23rd (8 N, 3 S), 24th (6 N, 1 S), 25th (7 N), 27th (10 N, 5 S), 28th (1 N, 1 S, 1 feeding).
One drifted north on the sea close inshore at Ness Point on the 2nd.
Gorleston - 22nd (2 N), 24th (3 N).

CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
Ness Point - 1st (105 arrived from the north to feed well offshore), 24th (19).
Kessingland - 1st (6 N, 1 S), 2nd (1 S), 3rd (1 N), 4th (1 N, 4 S), 5th (1 S), 6th (3 S), 7th (1 S), 10th (1 S, 1 o/s), 11th (1 N), 12th (1 N, 1 S, 1 o/s), 13th (1 N, 5 S), 14th (5 N, 1 S), 15th (3 N), 16th (2 N), 17th (1 N, 1 S), 18th (1 S), 20th (1 N), 21st (2 S), 22nd (3 N), 23rd (1 N), 24th (17 N, 3 S), 25th (31 N, 3 S), 26th (9 S), 27th (2 N, 6 S), 28th (2 N, 1 o/s).
Leathes Ham - 22nd (1).
Gorleston - 24th (10 on sea).

SHAG Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Three flew south past Ness Point on the 2nd, and at least one roosted in Lowestoft harbour that evening.
One was on Oulton Broad on the 22-23rd. They are scarce on Oulton Broad favouring Lake Lothing and the Harbour most years
One was along Lake Lothing on the 30th.

LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
One was at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th.
One flew south over Mutford on the 28th.

GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
One flew south past Kessingland on the morning of the 1st.
Carlton Marshes - 7th (4), 29th (5).

BITTERN Botaurus stellaris
One arrived in off the sea at Gunton Beach on the 15th. A very good record!

BEWICK'S SWAN Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii
Ness Point - 24th (26 in off sea).

BLACK SWAN Cygnus atratus
Two were on Gillingham Marshes on the 23rd.

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Anser brachyrhynchus
Eight flew over Corton on the 4th.
On the 6th 120 flew south westward over Poplars primary school and were then seen heading due east out to sea at Ness Point.
c.300 flew south over Breydon South wall marshes on the 7th.
c.2000 were around the Herringfleet-Ashby-Somerleyton area on the 8th.
20 over Kessingland sewage works on the 17th.
Kessingland - 19th(200+ flew south high above the beach).
Sands Lane, Oulton Broad - a skein flew over NE at 09:00 on the 21st.
Blundeston Marsh - 30th (c300).
Fisher Row - 30th (c120).

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons
Two flew south over Breydon South Wall marshes on the 7th.
Six were at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th, with at least three still there on the 9th.

DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) bernicla
Ness Point - 1st (12 N, 24 S), 2nd (4 N, 119 S), 24th (13 N).
Gorleston - 1st (17 N, 5 S), 22nd (9 N), 24th (7 N).
Kessingland - 1st (44 N, 29 S), 2nd (9 N, 277 S), 3rd (12 S), 5th (1 N, 10 S), 6th (7 N), 7th (24 S), 9th (4 S), 11th (1 N, 5 S), 12th (2 N, 23 S), 13th (1 N, 1 S), 14th (5 N, 1 S), 15th (1 S), 16th (3 N), 17th (7 N, 14 S), 18th (6 N, 8 o/s), 19th (1 N, 1 S), 22nd (5 N), 23rd (3 N, 7 S), 24th (11 N, 6 S).

PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) hrota
A southbound party of five Brent Geese that stopped off briefly at a pool on Kessingland Beach included a Pale-bellied individual (second from the right in the photo below), and one that appeared to be of mixed origin. The right hand bird had a dark belly, but with much paler flanks, and paler, browner upperparts closer in appearance to a pale-bellied bird.

Dark & Pale-bellied Brent Geese© Andrew Easton

Dark & Pale-bellied Brent Geese - Kessingland - November 2008 © - Andrew Eaton

SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna ****
Gorleston - 1st (3 S), 30th (6 S).
Kessingland - 7th (4 S), 17th (11 S, 13 o/s), 18th (3 N), 22nd (1 N, 1 S), 23rd (20 S), 24th (4 N, 5 S).
Ness Point - 24th (34).

EGYPTIAN GOOSE Alopochen aegyptiacus
Four were at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th.
Oulton Broad - 29th (3), 30th (5).

GADWALL Anas strepera
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 4th (1 S), 5th (2 N), 6th (3 N), 7th (18 S), 8th (6 S), 10th (5 S), 25th (3 S).

WIGEON Anas penelope ****
Ness Point - 1st (36 S), 2nd (59 S), 24th (34 S).
Gorleston - 1st (14 N), 22nd (10 N), 24th (2 S), 30th (37 S, 25 N).
Kessingland - 1st (1 N, 12 S), 2nd (49 S), 3rd (8 S), 4th (3 S), 5th (12 S), 6th (10 N, 1 S, 12 on sea), 7th (55 S), 8th (1 N, 81 S), 9th (29 S), 12th (4 S), 13th (2 S, 2 o/s), 16th (7 S), 18th (6 N), 22nd (5 N), 23rd (2 S), 25th (5 S), 26th (3 N), 27th (10 S).
Leathes Ham - 8th (70 over high eastwards, 12 on the Ham), 29th (c20).

TEAL Anas crecca ****
Ness Point - 1st (3 N), 2nd (16 S).
Gorleston - 1st (9 N), 22nd (35 N), 24th (1 S), 30th (10 S, 14 o/s).
Kessingland - 1st (12 N, 36 S), 2nd (69 S), 3rd (1 S), 4th (30 S), 6th (6 N, 10 S), 7th (22 S), 8th (33 S), 9th (19 S), 10th (4 S), 18th (1 N), 20th (1 N, 1 S), 22nd (5 N), 23rd (17 S), 24th (11 N, 47 S), 25th (4 S).
Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes - 30th (4).

MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos
Two flew south past Ness Point on the 2nd.

PINTAIL Anas acuta ****
Kessingland -1st (1 S), 2nd (11 S), 5th (1 N), 8th (6 S), 24th (4 N).
Leathes Ham - 8th (2), 29th (2).
Beccles Marsh Trail - 13th (drake).
Gorleston - 30th (3 S).

SHOVELER Anas clypeata
Kessingland - 7th (1 S).
Leathes Ham - 29th (22).

SCAUP Aythya marila
One flew south past Ness Point on the 2nd.

TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
Kessingland - 5th (1 S), 7th (1 S), 8th (6 S), 9th (1 S), 17th (1 S), 18th (4 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (2 S).
Oulton Broad - 30th (1).

COMMON EIDER Somateria mollissima ****
Ness Point - 1st (40 N, 1 S), 2nd (15 N), 24th (41 mainly south).
Gorleston - 1st (9 N), 30th (19 S, 12 N).
Kessingland - 1st (8 N), 2nd (2 N), 4th (10 N), 5th (19 N, 22 on sea), 6th (5 N), 12th (1 S), 19th (3 N), 24th (8 N, 4 S), 25th (30 N), 26th (7 N).

LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis
One was on the River Waveney on the Beccles side of North Cove on the 1st. Apparently it has an injured leg. Given the unusual location it seems quite likely that this is the same bird that was present on the Waveney and adjacent dykes near Share Mill, Carlton Marshes in December 2006 and January 2007.

VELVET SCOTER Melanitta fusca
Kessingland - 6th (1 N, 1 S), 13th (1 S), 20th (2 N), 21st (5 N), 24th (1 N).

COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra
Ness Point - 1st (8 N, 10 S), 2nd (91 S, 6 on the sea).
Gorleston - 1st (10 N, 8 on the sea).
Pakefield - 1st (40 on the sea).
South Pier - 2nd (5 on the sea).
Kessingland - 1st (8 N, 8 S, 1 on sea), 2nd (70 S), 3rd (1 N), 4th (2 N, 2 on sea), 5th (6 N, 1 S), 6th (1 S), 7th (12 S), 13th (5 N), 14th (4 S), 15th (2 N), 16th (6 N), 17th (7 S), 18th (15 N), 19th (19 N), 20th (4 N), 21st (6 N, 33 S), 22nd (19 N), 23rd (1 N), 24th (16 N, 23 S), 25th (13 N), 28th (6 S).

Common Scoter - Lowestoft - November 2008 © - Andrew Eaton

GOLDENEYE Bucephala clangula
Gorleston - 1st (10 S, six of them settling on the sea).
Ness Point - 1st (2 N), 2nd (4 S), 24th (2 S).
Kessingland - 3rd (1 S), 4th (5 S), 6th (1 S), 7th (1 S), 13th (1 o/s), 21st (1 N), 22nd (5 N, 1 S).

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator
Ness Point - 1st (1 N, 1 S), 2nd (2 S).
Kessingland - 1st (4 N), 2nd (5 S), 4th (1 S), 7th (5 S), 9th (1 S), 11th (3 N), 16th (1 S).
One was fishing along the New Cut near Haddiscoe Bridge on the 12th.

GOOSANDER Mergus merganser
A solitary female flew north past Gorleston on the 22nd.
Drake flew west over Oulton Broad on the 22nd.
Kessingland - 2nd (drake S), 21st (2 N, 1 S).
Ness Point - 24th (1 S).

MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus
One was at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th.
One male flew north out to sea past Gunton Warren on the 11th.
Two were at Carlton Marshes on the 25th with one on the 29th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 26th.

COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo
One flew over Fisher Row, Oulton on the 2nd.
One was seen at Blundeston on the 4th.
One was at Herringfleet on the 8th.

OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
One has been been visiting the Beccles Marsh Trail fishing lakes recently, up to the 2nd at least.

GREY PARTRIDGE Perdix perdix
One was at Mutford on the 12th.

WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus
One was heard at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes - 29th (3).

OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus ****
Kessingland - 19th (1 N).
Lake Lothing - 29th-30th (1).

AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta
Kessingland - 22nd (1 N).

GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
50 flew south at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th with a similar number present on the 26th.
One was seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th with c150 on the 17th.
Beccles Marsh Trail - 23rd (5).

LAPWING Vanellus vanellus
Six flew east over Oulton Broad on the 2nd.
Four flew south at Kessingland on the 7th.
Whitecast marsh, Carlton Marshes - 30th (137).

SANDERLING Calidris alba ****
One flew north past Kessingland on the 5th, 8th (1 S), 9th (4 S), 22nd (2 S), 24th (2).
Gorleston - 30th (1 on beach).

KNOT Calidris canutus
Ness Point - 2nd (4 S).
Gorleston - 1st (1 N).
Kessingland - 7th (6 S), 8th (6 S), 9th (1 S), 13th (13 S), 22nd (7 N), 23rd (4 S), 24th (1 N).

PURPLE SANDPIPER Calidris maritima
Three were with Turnstones on the groynes along Lowestoft North Beach on the 2nd.
One was at Ness Point on the 3rd.
Six were between Ness Point and Birds Eye along Lowestoft North Beach on the 6th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd (3).

DUNLIN Calidris alpina
Ness Point - 2nd (1 S).
Gorleston - 1st (2 N).
Kessingland - 2nd (6 S), 6th (1 N), 7th (1 S), 8th (6 S), 9th (1 S), 13th (13 S), 8th (10 S), 9th (1 S), 10th (6 S), 22nd (3 N).

JACK SNIPE Lymnocryptes minimus
One flew north low over Lowestoft North Denes on the 2nd..

SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (1 S).
Beccles Marsh Trail - 23rd (4).
Ellough Road, Worlingham - 21st & 24th (30+).
Carlton Marshes - 29th (3).

WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola
One was flushed in Corton Wood on the 1st.
One flew over Lowestoft Denes in to Arnolds Walk on the 1st.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 4th.
One was at Kensington Gardens on the 6th.
One was flushed from the grounds of CEFAS at Pakefield on the 6th, and departed southwards.
One was flushed from Belle Vue Park on the 8th.
One was flushed at Herringfleet Hills on the 9th.
One was flushed at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th.
Singles arrived in off the sea at Kessingland on the 18th and 21st.
One was seen between Kessingland and Pakefield in the third week of the month.

CURLEW Numenius arquata
Ness Point - 1st (1 N).
Kessingland - 1st (1 N).

GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
One was along Kirkley Brook on the 15th.

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
Beccles Marsh Trail - 13th (12), 23rd (476).

BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica
Kessingland - 21st (2 N), 22nd (5 N), 23rd (1 S).

REDSHANK Tringa totanus
Kessingland - 27th (2 S), 28th (2 S).
Lake Lothing - 29th (13), 30th (38).

GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
Kessingland - 21st (1 N).

TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres ****
Lowestoft North Beach - 6th (Five, including one leg flagged bird), 13th (9).
Kessingland - 7th (5 S), 14th (32 S), 16th (3 N), 17th (1 N), 22nd (3 N), 26th (3 N).
Pakefield - 7th (6), 19th (8), 21st (8).
Gorleston - 29th (3), 30th (12 on pier).

GREAT SKUA Stercorarius skua
One flew south along Lowestoft North Beach on the 1st.
Singles flew north past Kessingland on the 2nd, 11th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 29th.

SKUA sp Stercorarius sp.
Kessingland - 1st (1 S).

MEDITERRANEAN GULL Larus melanocephalus
Pakefield Beach - 2nd (Eight, five adults, three 2nd winters), 3rd (2), 7th (3), 12th (3, two adults and a first winter), 21st (2nd-winter), 30th (1st-winter).
South Pier - 2nd (1 S).
Ness Point - 2nd (1 N).
Kessingland - 2nd (1 S, 1 lingering), 10th (1 N).
Links Road - 8th (1 green ringed adult), 24th (1 unringed adult with very dark ear coverts and partial hood).
Dell Road, South Lowestoft - 14th (ad).
Kensington Gardens - 14th (ad).
Gorleston - 22nd (2 N).

LITTLE GULL Larus minutus
Ness Point - 1st (25 S), 2nd (22 S).
Kessingland - 1st (28 S), 2nd (11 S)

KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla
Ness Point - 2nd (one on the sea).
Lowestoft Harbour - 2nd (one at dusk).
Kessingland - 1st (5 N), 2nd (2 N), 5th (1 N), 7th (1 N), 13th (7 N, 3 S), 17th (1 N), 18th (1 S), 23rd (1 N), 24th (1 N), 27th (1 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (1 S), 13th (7 N, 3 S).

ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
One juvenile flew south past Ness Point on the 1st.

GUILLEMOT Uria aalge
One apparently slightly oiled bird was on the rocks at Ness Point on the 6th.

LITTLE AUK Alle alle
Kessingland - 24th (1 N).

AUK sp. Alcidae
Kessingland - 4th (2 N), 6th (2 N), 11th (1 N), 14th (5 N), 16th (1 N, 6 S), 18th (1 N), 20th (3 N), 21st (28 N, 19 S), 22nd (20 N), 24th (1 N), 25th (4 N), 27th (24 N, 1 S).

SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
One was being chased out to sea by gulls near the Claremont Pier on the morning of the 6th.
Two were seen between Carlton and Castle Marshes on the 9th.
One was seen north of the Waveney boundary hunting over Haddiscoe Island on the 12th.

RING-NECKED PARAKEET Psittacula krameri
On the 2nd the regular male flew south over Birds Eye at 08:40, Kessingland at around 10:00, and at 14:00 it was perched in trees at Kensington Gardens before flying off westwards.
On the 4th it was in the Pakefield/Kirkley Cemetery area at 08:45 and again at 15:15.
At 09:30 on the 7th it was seen in gardens along Kirkley Park Road.
Given the general lack of Ring-necked Parakeets in Suffolk it was no doubt this individual that flew south at Southwold at 08:30 on the 8th.
At 08:55 on the 10th it flew north over Lowestoft Town centre.
Noted again on the 29th and 30th at Hill House Gardens, Pakefield/Kirkley Cemetery.

BARN OWL Tyto alba
One was seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 15th.
Carlton Marshes - 29th (1).

LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
One was at Carlton Marshes on the 2nd.

KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis
One was at Kirkley Ham on the 1st.
Three were along Kirkley Brook on the 15th.
One was along Lake Lothing on the 22nd, 29th (3), 30th (2).
One was near Ivy House Farm, Oulton Broad on the 29th.

SKY LARK Alauda arvensis
Five arrived in off the sea at Ness Point on the 2nd.

SHORE LARK Eremophila alpestris
One was along Breydon South Wall on the 21st.

SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
Two flew south over Lowestoft North Denes on the 7th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 8th.
One flew south over Water lane, Lowestoft on the 9th.
One was at Ashby Dell on the 9th.
One flew south past Pakefield CEFAS on the 17th.

HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica
Two were at Ashby Dell on the 9th.

GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
One flew north over Birds Eye on the 2nd.
Two were at Blundeston on the 4th.
One flew over St. Margaret's Road, Lowestoft on the 5th.
One flew south over Lowestoft town centre on the 6th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th and 8th, with one on the 17th.
At least one flew over Water lane, Lowestoft on the 9th with one present on the 17th.
A ringed individual was at Arnolds Walk on the 12th.
One was near the Bascule Bridge, Lowestoft on the 14th.
One flew west over Sussex Road on the 15th.
One was near Kirkley Fen on the 19th and 21st.
One has been visiting a garden in Mutford from the 17-21st.
Water Lane, Linear Park Cycle Track - 17th (1), 22nd (1), 29th (2), 30th (1).
Oulton Broad - 29th (2).

Four were present at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th; three were trapped and two of them had been originally trapped there in previous winters. Both have been present together on two occasions, and being a male and female it is tempting to think that they may be a pair wintering together. One was present on the 26th.

V063009
Ringed (as 1st winter female)	03/03/06
Retrapped (as adult)	14/11/06
Retrapped (as adult)	13/11/08

V348496
Ringed (as 1st winter)	14/11/06
Retrapped (as 1st winter male)	21/12/06
Retrapped (as adult)	13/11/08

PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarellii
Kessingland sewage works - 6th (12), 8th (c.40), 13th (c.20), 17th (c20), 26th (c50).

WAXWING Bombycilla garrulus
One was at Burgh Castle on the 2nd.
Eight were at Saturn Close, Lowestoft on the 7th before flying off north.
20 were at Ellough Road, Beccles on the 8th, between Coney Hill and Rowan Way.
18 were again along Ellough Road, Beccles on the 9th, by the Coney Hill junction.
Two were seen at Conrad Road, Oulton Broad on the 9th.
Two were again along Ellough Road, Beccles at 11:00 on the 10th, by the Coney Hill junction.
Four were seen at the junction Conrad Road and Chichester Drive, Oulton Broad on the 10th and 11th.
Five were seen along Gunton Church lane on the 12th.
Two were along The Fairways, off Broadwaters Road, South Lowestoft on the 22nd.
One was heard over St. Margaret's Road, Lowestoft on the 29th.

BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
One was at Broadland Sands caravan park at Corton on the 2nd.
One was around the netposts on Lowestoft North Denes on the 11th.

STONECHAT Saxicola torquata
Two were at Lowestoft North Denes on the 2nd.
One was at Carlton Marshes on the 7th and 29th.
One at Haddiscoe Cut on the 12th caught a Common Darter.

WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
The individual from the 31st October was still at Lowestoft North Denes on the 2nd.

RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus
One male was at Gunton Wood on the 1st.
A first winter was on the Denes Oval on the 4th.

BLACKBIRD Turdus merula
On the afternoon of the 2nd one lone migrant made it to within a kilometre of the coast at Ness Point, but it was then ambushed by three large gulls which eventually caught it. The perils of diurnal migration.

REDWING Turdus iliacus
Large numbers were heard arriving over the town all evening on the 6th. We can't help wondering quite what they made of all the fireworks exploding around them as they did so though.
Kessingland sewage works - 13th (1).

FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris
Ness Point (Birds Eye) - 1st (2).
Gunton Church Lane - 1st (2).
Barnards Meadow - 1st (2).
Kirkley Cemetery - 3rd (1).
Kensington Gardens - 3rd (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 13th (1).
Linear Park Cycle Track - 17th (2 W).

MISTLE THRUSH Turdus viscivorus
A group of 12 were seen at Blundeston on the 12th.
Two were at Carlton Marshes on the 25th.

CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cetti
Kessingland sewage works - 6th (2), 13th (1), 17th (2), 26th (1).
Carlton Marshes - 7th (1), 9th (1), 25th (1).
Whitecast Marsh - The reedbed seemed full of Cetti's on the 29th (at least 12 noted), 30th (5). A further 3 were near Sprat's Water. The population in this area is doing very well.

BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
At least one was in bushes to the north of Birds Eye on the 2nd.
Single birds were at Gunton and Corton as well on the 2nd.
One was in a garden at Caldecott Road, Oulton Broad on the 4th.
One was along Flycatcher Alley on the 4th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th with one on the 17th.
One was in Arnolds Walk on the 10th and 11th.
A female was seen in a Pakefield garden on the 23rd.
A female was seen in a garden near Carlton Colville Church on the 28th.

PALLAS'S WARBLER Phylloscopus proregulus
One again spent the day in the Tamarisks in the Birds Eye car park north of Ness Point on the 1st, though the strong wind made viewing difficult much of the time. On the 2nd it was only seen at 09:00 heading north through the Tamarisk bushes with Goldcrests and the Yellow-browed Warbler.

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER Phylloscopus inornatus
With calmer weather on the 2nd the Yellow-browed Warbler proved to still be present in the Tamarisks in the Birds Eye car park north of Ness Point, and unlike the Pallas's it stayed in the area.
One was also at Burgh Castle on the 2nd.
One was in Arnolds Walk on the 10th and 11th.
One was in the Tamarisks on the slope below Kensington Gardens on the 13th.

CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita
Corton Wood - 1st (1), 12th (2).
Kensington Gardens - 2nd (1), 6th (1 singing).
Broadland Sands (Corton) - 2nd (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 6th (7), 8th (2), 13th (2), 26th (3), 29th (1).
"Flycatcher Alley" - 4th (1), 8th (2), 9th (1).
Sparrows Nest Park - 7th (2).
Arnolds Walk - 9th (1), 10th (4+), 11th (2+), 15th (1), 17th (1).
Linear Park Cycle Track - 9th (9+ between Yarmouth Road and Rotterdam Road), 15th (4 behind Sport's Centre, Water Lane), 17th (2), 22nd (4), 29th (3).
At least eight were between Arnolds Walk and Gunton Cliff above Lowestoft North Denes on the 12th.
Lowestoft North Denes - 15th (1), 17th (4).
Linear Park Cycle Track (St. Margaret's Road bridge) - 22nd, 29th (2).
Whitecast Marsh - 29th (1).

"SIBERIAN" CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis
One along the stream beside the Linear Park cycle track behind Lowestoft Sports Centre at Water Lane on the 9th was first detected by its short downward inflected call. As well as the pale browny grey upperparts, it also exhibited the warm buff supercilium and ear coverts and buffy breast sides and flanks typical of this form. In strong sunlight the primary and tail fringes were greenish. The bill was not extensively black, but neither was that of the singing "Siberian Chiffchaff" at Leathes Ham in April 2003. A second very similar bird was also seen along the cycle track, but was not heard to call.
A Siberian type individual was at Gunton churchyard on the 12th.
Still present along Linear Park cycle track behind Lowestoft Sport's Centre, Water Lane on the 15th.

GOLDCREST Regulus regulus
Abundant migrants were still widespread along the coast on the 1st and 2nd.
Kessingland sewage works - 6th (9), 13th (5).
Numerous in Arnolds Walk on the 10th.
Kensington Gardens - 19th (3).

FIRECREST Regulus ignicapillus
On the 1st one elusive individual was still in the Tamarisks in the Birds Eye car park north of Ness Point.
Belle Vue Park - 2nd (1).
Arnolds Walk - 2nd (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 2nd (2), 3rd (2), 4th (2), 6th (1), 13th (1).
Kessingland (village) - 4th (2).
Burgh Castle - 2nd (1).
"Flycatcher Alley" - 4th (1).
Caldecott Road, Oulton Broad - 4th (1).
Sparrows Nest Park - 11th (1), 12th (3).

Three were present at Kessingland sewage works on the 26th including a bird bearing an Arnhem (Holland) ring, a good record! The same day another was present in a Kessingland garden.

MARSH TIT Parus palustris
Three were at Carlton Marshes on the 2nd.

BEARDED TIT Panurus biarmicus
Whitecast Marsh - 30th (7).

STARLING Sturnus vulgaris
Several small flocks were arriving in off the sea at Ness Point on the 2nd.
85+ flew north westwards over Kessingland sewage works on the 6th.

JAY Garrulus glandarius ****
Two arrived in off the sea at Corton on the 2nd.
Eight were at Corton on the 3rd.
St. Margaret's Road Bridge - 29th (2).
Water Lane Bridge - 29th (2).
Normanston Park - 29th (1).
Kirkley Cemetery - 30th (1).

CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs
20+ were at Corton on the 4th.
Carlton Marshes - 9th (20).
Kessingland sewage works - 13th (5).
Blocka Farm, Fritton - 17th (70 in maize strip).

BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla ****
Two were at Gunton on the 30th.
One was at Mutford on the 2nd.
One was at Arnolds Walk on the 11th.
Linear Park Cycle Track - 17th (4 in trees before continuing inland).
Blocka Farm, Fritton - 17th (2 with Chaffinches).
North Cove - 29th 29th (male on feeders).

GREENFINCH Carduelis chloris
Kensington Gardens - 2nd (30).
Kessingland sewage works - 6th (5), 13th (10), 17th (20).
Carlton Marshes - 9th (15).

GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis
Kessingland sewage works - 6th (5).
Carlton Marshes - 9th (20).

SISKIN Carduelis spinus
Seven flew south at Ness Point on the 2nd.
60 flew over Corton disused railtrack on the 4th.
60 were seen at Coopers Lane, Kessingland on the 4th.
10 were at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
3 were along Beccles Marsh Trail on the 23rd.

LESSER REDPOLL Carduelis cabaret
Ten were trapped and ringed at Corton disused railtrack on the 4th.
Six were at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
17 were trapped at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th, one of which had been ringed elsewhere.
11 Kessingland sewage works on the 17th.
2 were at Beccles Marsh Trail on the 4th.

MEALY REDPOLL Carduelis flammea
Two were trapped and ringed at Corton disused railtrack on the 4th.
One was trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 17th.

REDPOLL sp. Carduelis cabaret/flammea
25 flew over Corton disused railtrack on the 4th.

CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra
12 flew over Caldecott Road, Oulton Broad on the 2nd.
One flew over Corton on the 4th.
Five flew north along the ridge at Gunton Warren on the 17th.

BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula
A male of the British race was trapped and ringed at Corton disused railtrack on the 4th.
Four British race birds were trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th.
One was at Carlton Marshes on the 8th with 3 on the 29th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 8th.
Eight were at Carlton Marshes on the 9th.
One was trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 13th with singles on the 17th, 26th and 29th (male).

SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis
One was in clifftop stubble at Corton on the 4th.
Kessingland Beach - 2nd (12 o/b), 3rd (11), 5th (4), 8th (3), 11th (4 flew south over the beach), 14th (20), 15th (46), 17th (45 o/b), 18th (55 o/b), 19th (60 o/b), 21st (30 o/b), 25th (30 o/b), 26th (60+), 27th (40), 28th (40).
Lowestoft North Beach - 9th (2).

YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella
Kessingland Beach - 8th (5).

REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus
Kessingland Beach - 8th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 13th (2).
Whitecast Marsh - 29th (1).

NON-BIRD NEWS

COMMON SEAL
Ness Point - 2nd (1 S).
Kessingland - 6th (1), 18th (1).

GREY SEAL
Kessingland - 13th (1), 14th (1), 17th (1), 20th (1), 21st (1), 26th (1).

PORPOISE
Kessingland - 19th (1), 27th (1).

MUNTJAC
Gunton Wood - 1st (1).
One was along the Linear Park cycle track near the St. Margaret's Road bridge on the 9th.

CHINESE WATER DEER
Carlton Marshes - 30th (1).

WEASEL
One was at Links Road on the 12th.

RED FOX
One was seen along Burnt Hill Road on the 15th.