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

As always a big thanks to all those who contribute to these pages.


A SLAVONIAN GREBE was on the sea off Kessingland on the 30th.

Three CHIFFCHAFFS were noted around Lowestoft and Oulton Broad on the 29th, and two GREAT SKUAS were seen off Kessingland on the 29th.

Up to 5000, maybe more, PINK-FOOTED GEESE were in fields around the Browston/Hobland area on the 28th and 29th.

A POMARINE SKUA and a first winter GLAUCOUS GULL flew south past Kessingland on 28th.

Nine PURPLE SANDPIPERS were along Lowestoft North Beach on the 24th.


UPDATED: 19:00 December 5th.



RED-THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata ****
Kessingland - 2nd (2 N), 3rd (2 N, 2 S), 4th (2 N, 2 S), 5th (2 N, 1 S), 6th (2 N), 7th (3 N, 4 S), 8th (2 N, 2 S), 9th (1 S), 10th (1 N, 2 S), 11th (4 N), 12th (3 N, 3 S), 14th (1 S), 15th (1 N, 2 S), 16th (1 N), 19th (2 N), 21st (6 S, 1 on sea), 22nd (1 N), 23rd (2 N, 2 S), 24th (4 N, 13 S), 25th (4 N, 15 S), 26th (12 N, 12 S), 27th (13 N, 46 S, 3 on sea), 28th (12 N, 2 S, 1 on sea), 29th (31 N, 18 S), 30th (2 N, 8 S).
Gorleston - 15th (1 S), 28th (1 N, 3 S).
Ness Point - 28th (1 S), 29th (2 N, 13 S).



GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Gavia immer
One flew north past Kessingland on the 5th, with another north past there on the 13th.



DIVER sp. Gaviidae
Kessingland - 14th (1 N), 21st (1 N), 24th (1 N), 28th (2 N), 29th (1 S).



GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus ****
Kessingland - 2nd (1 N), 4th (3 N, 1 S), 6th (2 N), 7th (3 N, 2 on sea), 9th (1 N), 10th (1 N, 2 S), 12th (2 S), 15th (1 N, 1 S), 16th (1 N), 20th (1 S), 21st (1 S), 25th (1 S), 29th (1 S).
Ness Point - 15th (1 S).



SLAVONIAN GREBE Podiceps auritus ****
One was on the sea off Kessingland on the 30th.



GANNET Morus bassanus ****
Gorleston - 1st (2 N), 8th (1 S, 1 SE), 15th (8 N, 56 S), 21st (20 N, 30 S), 22nd (1 N, 1 S).
Kessingland - 1st (6 N), 3rd (1 N), 4th (2 S), 5th (12 N, 3 S), 6th (16 N, 7 S), 8th (1 S), 11th (3 N), 14th (6 N), 15th (16 S), 16th (22 N, 15 S), 19th (1 N), 21st (4 N), 28th (1 N), 29th (2 N, 5 S), 30th (2 S).
Ness Point - 14th (13 N), 15th (2 N, 12 S, plus many lingering to feed), 29th (1 N).
Corton - 15th (several sitting on the sea well offshore).



CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo ****
Kessingland - 3rd (2 S), 6th (2 S), 9th (1 N), 12th (1 S), 15th (1 N), 17th (1 S), 21st (1 S, 1 on sea), 23rd (2 N, 2 S), 24th (1 N, 4 S), 26th (3 N, 2 S), 27th (1 N, 2 S).
Gorleston - 8th (2 W, 2 S, 13 N), 14th (6 S), 15th (4 N), 21st (26 N, 2 S), 22nd (50 N), 27th (62+ on the sea).
Ness Point - 15th (1 S).
113 flew over Beacon Park, Gorleston early morning on the 19th having left their roost at Fritton Lake.
494 flew over Gorleston heading out to sea to feed on the morning of the 21st.
510 flew over Gorleston heading out to sea to feed on the morning of the 29th.



SHAG Phalacrocorax aristotelis ****
One was on the sea close inshore off Kessingland on the 26th.



LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta ****
One was at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 10th, 20th, 21st and 27th.
One was at Burgh Castle on the 15th.
One was at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 23rd.



BEWICK'S SWAN Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii
A flock of 18 flew north west over Bradwell at 14:20 on the 2nd.
Eight flew over Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 10th.



WHOOPER SWAN Cygnus cygnus
Three arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren at 09:35 on the 6th.

Pink-footed Geese © Andrew Easton
Pink-footed Geese - Browston - November 2009 © Andrew Easton

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Anser brachyrhynchus ****
19 flew north at Gunton Warren on the 5th.
5000+ heading to roost at Berney Marshes flew over Burgh Castle from the Browston/Belton direction area at dusk on the 7th.
Lots were heard passing over Bradwell between 09:30-09:35 on the 10th, but were not visible in the fog.
Several small parties were also heard passing over Gunton Warren on the morning of the 10th.
An unknown number, also invisible in the fog, flew south over central Lowestoft at 08:40 on the 10th, between then and 09:00 several small flocks were heard over Kirkley Cemetery. At 09:00 several birds flew back northward, when c.50 ghostly shapes were just visible occasionally in the murky conditions.
98 flew north westward over Lake Lothing on the 11th.
c.70 flew north westward over Gunton at midday on the 11th.
Several skeins passed over Beacon Park, Gorleston on the morning of the 11th.
55 flew over Fisher Row on the morning of the 12th,heading up the valley towards Herringfleet.
Several small skeins were along the Waveney Valley on the 15th, with some settling at Blundeston and Oulton Marshes as well as on the Norfolk side at Burgh St. Peter and Wheatacre Marshes.
4-5000 flew over Beacon Park, Gorleston between 07:00 to 07:30 on the 18th and appeared to be heading for the area between Lound waterworks and Hopton.
50+ flew over Oulton Marshes on the 20th.
Four flew over Oulton Marshes on the 21st.
17 flew westward over Ashby on the 21st.
1000+ flew south eastward over Bradwell early morning on the 27th.
c2000 were in fields north of Hobland Road at Browston on the 28th.
250 were seen in flight over Somerleyton Marshes on the 28th.
c5000 were in fields north of Hobland Road at Browston on the 29th.
6624 left roost at Berney RSPB at dawn on the 30th heading towards the Browston area.


BTO Bird Atlas - winter number 3

At just past the halfway mark, and now into the third winter period, the BTO is once again asking for your bird records to help fill gaps in the maps of the BTO Bird Atlas.

Here in Suffolk many tetrads have been well covered to date, but there are still many gaps in the centre and the west of the County which need plugging. Can you help? Find the tetrads lacking coverage on the regional results section of the BTO Atlas website.

In tetrads that have already been covered there will still be some species present but not yet recorded during visits, usually scarcer or nocturnal species. You can help by adding your roving records for any of these "missing" species when you find them.



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Anser albifrons
One was mixed in with Pink-footed Geese that passed over Beacon Park, Gorleston on the morning of the 11th.



CANADA GOOSE Branta canadensis
43 were at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th.



BARNACLE GOOSE Branta leucopsis ****
Eleven flew west along the River Waveney at North Cove on the 5th.
Twelve flew over Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
One was with the Pink-footed Geese in fields north of Hobland Road at Browston on the 29th.



DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE Branta (bernicla) bernicla ****
Kessingland - 4th (1 N), 10th (6 N), 9th (33 N, 11 S), 10th (3 N, 5 S), 15th (1 N), 22nd (7 S), 25th (1 N), 29th (3 S), 30th (7 N, 10 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (13 S), 15th (3 south which circled over the North Denes four times before continuing south).
Gorleston - 22nd (2 S), 28th (2 S).



SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna
Kessingland - 8th (2 S), 9th (1 on sea), 10th (1 S), 15th (7 S), 22nd (2 S), 23rd (1 S), 27th (5 S), 29th (10 S).
Ness Point - 29th (1 S).



MUSCOVY DUCK Cairina moschata
18 were at Beccles Quay on the 6th.

Brent Geese © Peter Ransome
Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Breydon South Wall - October 2009 © Peter Ransome

AMERICAN WOOD DUCK Aix sponsa
The drake was back near the Yacht Club in Nicholas Everitt Park at Oulton Broad on the 7th to 12th.



WIGEON Anas penelope
Ness Point - 1st (2 S).
Gorleston - 1st (20 S).
Kessingland - 1st (52 S), 3rd (2 S), 4th (33 S), 5th (7 S), 6th (3 S), 12th (5 on sea), 15th (3 S), 21st (3 S), 22nd (35 S), 28th (16 N), 29th (8 S), 30th (3 N, 7 S).
Leathes Ham - 8th (6), 14th (10), 21st (10), 28th (16).



GADWALL Anas strepera ****
Kessingland - 8th (2 S), 9th (10 N), 14th (12 S), 30th (8 S).
Lound waterworks - 21st (5).
Leathes Ham - 28th (18).


TEAL Anas crecca
22 flew south past Ness Point on the 1st.
15 flew south past Gorleston on the 1st.
One was at Belton Marshes on the 1st.
Kessingland - 1st (90 S), 2nd (1 S), 4th (6 S), 5th (3 N, 4 S), 8th (22 S), 9th (1 N, 1 S), 13th (1 on sea), 22nd (6 S), 28th (1 S), 29th (15 S), 30th (1 S, 25 on sea).
Leathes Ham - 8th (10).



PINTAIL Anas acuta
Three were at Leathes Ham on the 1st.
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 1st.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 8th.
Three flew south past Kessingland on the 22nd.



SHOVELER Anas clypeata
Kessingland - 22nd (8 S), 30th (10 S).
Leathes Ham - 28th (26).



POCHARD Aythya ferina
A pair were at Leathes Ham on the 1st.



TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula ****
A female was at Leathes Ham on the 1st.
A drake flew south past Ness Point on the 1st.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 1st.
Three were at Lound waterworks on the 21st.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 22nd.
A female was at Leathes Ham on the 28th.
A pair were on Oulton Broad on the 28th.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the 30th.



COMMON EIDER Somateria mollissima
24 flew north past Kessingland on the 9th.
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 20th.
COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra ****
Kessingland - 3rd (1 S), 5th (4 N), 8th (1 N, 3 S), 12th (12 S), 26th (6 S), 28th (3 S), 29th (8 N), 30th (18 N, 3 S).
Gorleston - 8th (1 N), 22nd (5 S), 28th (9 N).
Ness Point - 29th (2 S).
VELVET SCOTER Melanitta fusca
One drifted south on the sea close in past Corton and Gunton on the 2nd.
One flew north past Kessingland on the 30th.
GOLDENEYE Bucephala clangula ****
One flew north past Ness Point on the 15th.
Two flew south past Kessingland on the 15th.
One drake flew south past Ness Point on the 29th.



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator ****
Kessingland - 7th (1 S), 8th (1 N), 14th (1 S), 16th (1 S), 21st (1 S), 22nd (2 S), 28th (2 S), 29th (1 N).
Ness Point - 29th (1 S).



MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus ****
Two were at Belton Marshes on the 1st.
One was at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 5th.
One was seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
One was at Burgh Castle on the 8th.
One was at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th.
Two were alongside the Waveney at Peto's Marsh, Carlton Marshes on the 15th.
One was at Whitecast Marsh, Carlton Marshes on the 22nd.
One was at Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 22nd.
One flew over Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.
One flew north over Hobland Road, Browston on the 29th.



HEN HARRIER Circus cyaneus
A ringtail was at Fisher Row on the 8th.
BUZZARD Buteo buteo ****
Ashby - 15th (1), 21st (1).
Mutford - 17th (1).

Kestrel © Richard Weale
Kestrel - Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes - November 2009 © Richard Weale


KESTREL Falco tinnunculus
One was perched on the seawall railings at Ness Point on the very misty morning of the 10th.
One was trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
One was seen at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 27th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.



MERLIN Falco columbarius
A female was seen carrying prey at Belton Marshes on the 1st.



PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus ****
One was seen at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 16th.
An immature bird was hunting around Ash Farm, Mutford on the 17th.
WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus ****
One was still by the spring at Gunton Warren on the 5th, 7th and 8th.
One was at the reedbed near Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
One was at Fisher Row on the 12th.
Three were at the reedbed near Kessingland sewage works on the 22nd.
Two were at Oulton Marshes on the 28th.
AVOCET Recurvirostra avosetta
Eight flew south past Kessingland on the 3rd.

GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Nine were at Fisher Row on the 10th.



GREY PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola
One flew south past Kessingland on the 20th.



LAPWING Vanellus vanellus
Five flew north at Kessingland on the 9th.
Heard in flight over Gunton in the very early hours of the 20th.
30 flew over Carlton Marshes on the 22nd.
23 were in fields along Coopers Lane, Kessingland on the 23rd.



KNOT Calidris canutus
Kessingland - 1st (2 S), 3rd (33 S), 14th (3 S).
Ness Point -14th (1 S).



SANDERLING Calidris alba ****
Gorleston - 28th (1 S, two on the pier).

Purple Sandpipers © Andrew Easton
Purple Sandpipers - Ness Point - November 2009 © Andrew Easton

PURPLE SANDPIPER Calidris maritima ****
Five were at Ness Point on the 7th, with two still there the 8th.
Seven were on the old seawall remains along Lowestoft North Beach on the 13th.
Three were at Ness Point on the 14th.
Seven were along Lowestoft North Beach on the 15th.
One was with Turnstones on the groynes at Corton on the 15th.
Four were at Ness Point on the 19th.
Nine were along Lowestoft North Beach on the 24th.
Five were at Ness Point on the 28th.
Six were along Lowestoft North Beach on the 29th.



DUNLIN Calidris alpina ****
Three flew south past Ness Point on the 14th.
Kessingland - 3rd (8 S), 14th (1 S), 16th (1 S), 18th (1 S), 19th (1 S).



JACK SNIPE Lymnocryptes minimus
One was flushed at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 17th.



COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago ****
Leathes Ham - 8th (1), 29th (2).
Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes - 10th (1), 21st (1), 28th (1).
Corton - 28th (1).
WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola
One was flushed from Warren House Wood on the 1st.
One was flushed from St. Michael's Churchyard, Oulton on the 1st.
One arrived in off the sea at Ness Point at 15:15 on the 1st. Given the strong gusty wind conditions during the day it must have been a difficult crossing.
One was found freshly dead in a garden above Gunton Warren on the 1st. It had flown into and broken some plastic cladding.
One was seen in flight, and a second bird arrived in off the sea, at Gunton Warren on the 5th.
One was at Fisher Row on the 10th.
One arrived in off the sea at Gunton Warren on the 12th.
One flew over Corton disused railtrack at dawn on the 15th.



BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
20 flew over Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 8th.
Three flew over Castle Marshes, North Cove on the 10th.



BAR-TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica ****
Three flew south past Kessingland on the 21st.



CURLEW Numenius arquata ****
Kessingland - 5th (1 S), 21st (1 S).
REDSHANK Tringa totanus **** ****
Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes - 10th (1), 21st (1), 27th (3).
Lake Lothing - 15th (19), 28th (7).
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus ****
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes - 8th (1), 10th (3), 12th (3), 14th (2), 15th (1), 21st (2), 23rd (2), 27th (3).
TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres ****
Gorleston Pier - 1st (11 on the pier, 1 S), 7th (8), 8th (22), 14th (1), 15th (13), 21st (14), 22nd (17), 28th (1).
Ness Point - 8th (6), 15th (6), 21st (6).
Hamilton Dock - 15th (11).
Corton - 15th (5).
Lowestoft North Beach - 29th (17).

Pakefield - along time ago !
An old postcard view looking north from Pakefield Beach. The former Grand Hotel, now part of the CEFAS complex, dominates the skyline.

POMARINE SKUA Stercorarius pomarinus ****
One flew north past Kessingland at 09:28 on the 18th.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 28th.
One flew south past Kessingland on the 30th.



GREAT SKUA Stercorarius skua
One flew north past Kessingland on the 1st.
Two were seen off Kessingland on the 29th.



MEDITERRANEAN GULL Larus melanocephalus ****
Leathes Ham - 1st (1 second winter).
Gorleston - 1st (3 S), 8th (1 S), 15th (1 around harbour mouth), 27th (1 S), 29th (11).
Gunton Warren - 1st (1), 5th (1), 8th (1).
Links Road car park - 8th (2), 15th (1 regular green ringed adult), 28th (regular one legged bird).
Kessingland - 8th (1 S), 24th (1 N).
Lowestoft North Beach - 10th (1 N).
Ness Point - 15th (2 around the outfall).
Pakefield Beach - 22nd (3).
Oulton Broad (Nicholas Everitt Park) - 26th (1 first winter).



LITTLE GULL Hydrocoloeus minutus
One flew north past Kessingland on the 3rd.
Two flew north past Kessingland on the 19th.
One flew north past Kessingland on the 26th.
20 flew north past Kessingland on the 29th.

Little Auk© Andrew Easton
Little Auk - Gunton Beach - November 2009 © Andrew Easton

HERRING GULL Larus argentatus ****
One colour ringed as a chick in Lowestoft Harbour in July 2005 was seen at Oostende in Belgium on November 6th.



YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
The regular adult was along Lowestoft North Beach on the 3rd and 5th.
An adult was at Gorleston Pier on the 8th.
An adult and a first winter were around the harbour mouth at Gorleston Pier on the 14th.

GLAUCOUS GULL Larus hyperboreus ****
A first winter bird flew south past Ness Point on the morning of the 14th.
A first winter bird flew south past Kessingland on the morning of the 28th.
A first winter bird flew south past Gorleston on the morning of the 29th.

Glaucous Gull © Andrew Easton
Glaucous Gull - Ness Point - November 2009 © Andrew Easton

KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla ****
Ness Point - 1st (3 S), 15th (1 N), 28th (2), 29th (8 S).
Lowestoft North Beach - 8th (1 on the groynes).
Kessingland - 11th (1 N), 15th (1 N), 17th (2 S), 23rd (1 N), 27th (1 N, 6 S), 29th (6 N, 4 S), 30th (2 N, 1 S).
Corton - 28th (1).



GUILLEMOT Uria aalge ****
Gorleston - 28th (1 on the sea).



LITTLE AUK Alle alle
One was loitering around the groynes just offshore along Lowestoft North Beach on the afternoon of the 7th, and was still present at dusk.



AUK sp. Alcidae ****
Kessingland - 2nd (1 N), 7th (2 N), 8th (2 N), 17th (2 S), 20th (1 N), 22nd (1 N), 24th (1 N), 25th (2 N), 26th (2 N), 27th (3 N), 29th (4 S), 30th (1 N).
Ness Point - 28th (1).



WOOD PIGEON Columba palumbus
Several hundred Wood Pigeons, in small flocks, were passing south west over Kessingland Village on the afternoon of the 13th.
250+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.

Ring-necked Parakeet © Kelvin Hill
Ring-necked Parakeet - Lowestoft North Denes - November 2009 © Kelvin Hill

RING-NECKED PARAKEET Psittacula krameri
One was flying around over Lowestoft North Denes on the 5th.



BARN OWL Tyto alba ****
Two were at Fisher Row on the 10th and 20th.
One was at Fisher Row on the 28th.



LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
One was trapped and ringed at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.



TAWNY OWL Strix aluco ****
Two were calling at Corton disused railtrack on the 15th.
One was at Fisher Row on the 20th.



KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis ****
One was along Lake Lothing on the 15th.
One was at Fisher Row on the 20th.
One was at Leathes Ham on the 21st.



GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis ****
One was feeding at the Denes Oval on the 5th, 19th and 26th.
Two were at North Cove Nature Reserve on the 5th.
One was at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 21st.
SKY LARK Alauda arvensis ****
Kirkley Cemetery - 2nd (5 S).
Corton - 21st (7).
Mutford - 22nd (5).
Barsham Drain - 22nd (57).

SHORE LARK Eremophila alpestris ****
Two were at the northern end of Kessingland Beach on the 7th; they were seen again on the 10th.
One was seen there again on the 12th and 22nd.
Two were seen at Benacre Broad on the 22nd so it seems that at least three are in the general area at the moment.
On all occasions they were favouring the area near the temporary pools, they sometimes joined up with the Snow Bunting flock as well. The nearby fence around the area for Terns has now been removed.



HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica ****
One flew east over Clarkson Road, Lowestoft on the 6th.
One was over Corton Wood on the 17th.
One flew over Yew Tree Close, Bradwell on the 23rd.

Shore Larks © Andrew Easton
Shore Larks - Kessingland Beach - November 2009 © Andrew Easton

MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis
15 were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 15th.
Seven were at Corton old sewage works on the 21st.
Two were at Mutford on the 22nd.



ROCK PIPIT Anthus petrosus ****
One was along Lowestoft North Beach on the 15th and 29th.
One along the beach north of Corton village on the 28th.



WATER PIPIT Anthus spinoletta
One was at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 15th and 21st.



GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea ****
Leathes Ham - 1st (1), 8th (1).
Kensington Gardens - 2nd (1).
Stevens Street, Lowestoft - 5th (2 N).
Blundeston - 5th (1), 10th (1), 20th (2).
Norwich Road, Lowestoft - 6th (1 S).
Kessingland Sluice - 6th (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 7th (1), 22nd (1).
North Quay Retail Park - 8th (1).
Whites Lane, Kessingland - 10th (1).
Corton Church - 15th (1 flew over).
Arnold's Walk - 19th (1).
Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes - 21st (1), 23rd (1).
Hamilton Dock - 21st (1).
Lowestoft High Street - 28th (1).



PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarrellii
Six were at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
25+ were roosting at Barsham Drain on the 7th.
12 were at Beccles Marshes on the 17th.
30+ were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
One was at Fisher Row on the 8th.
STONECHAT Saxicola torquata
One was at Gunton Warren on the 5th.
Two were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 10th, 12th and 15th.
WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
One was along the seawall at Lowestoft North Beach on the 5th and 6th.
One was at Kessingland Beach on the 6th.



BLACKBIRD Turdus merula
30+ were at Beccles Cemetery on the 7th.
c.30 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.



FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris ****
One was along Gunton disused railtrack on the 1st.
One was at Gunton Warren on the 6th.
12 were at Corton disused railtrack on the 6th.
c.50 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th.
One was at Gunton Warren on the 7th.
Five were seen at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
30 flew south over Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 15th.
30 flew north over Lound waterworks on the 15th.
Seven were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 27th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
40+ were at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.



SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelus
Eight were at Beccles Cemetery on the 7th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
REDWING Turdus iliacus ****
c.15 were at Corton disused railtrack on the 6th.
20 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th.
Six were at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
One flew south with Fieldfares over Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 15th.
One was at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 27th.
Four were at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.



CETTI'S WARBLER Cettia cetti ****
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th, with two there on the 27th.
Two were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 15th.
Four were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 28th.

DARTFORD WARBLER Sylvia undata ****
Two were still at Gunton Warren on the 1st to 3rd, with three there on the 4th, and at least one still on the 5th and 6th.
At least two, probably three, were there on the 7th, with at least two still present on the 8th, and at least one, probably two, on the 9th to 13th.
One was still present at Gunton on the 17th, 19th and 26th.



BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
Kessingland sewage works - 7th (1), 10th (1).
Corton disused railtrack - 15th (1).
DUSKY WARBLER Phylloscopus fuscatus
One was found at Gunton Warren on the afternoon of the 2nd, before disappearing up over the clifftop.
It was still present on the morning of the 3rd, initially on the slope by the second pillbox north of Warren House Wood before moving off up the slope and on to the top of the cliff near the third pillbox to the north. It remained around the Warren throughout the day apparently, but was rather elusive.

Again present on the 4th, 5th and 6th, when it was favouring the area between Warren House Wood and the Holm Oak copse to the north. Frustratingly elusive for much of the time when it is in the low vegetation, but when it ventures up into the trees it can give very good views.

Still present on the 7th when it was favouring the Holm Oak clump to the north of Warren House Wood, and again rather elusive.

It was very elusive on the 8th, not being seen until the afternoon, when it was in the birches above the Holm Oak clump to the north of Warren House Wood, and was then seen again in the Japanese Knotweed to the south. It seems to be calling less often now as well, so is even harder to locate than it has been previously.

On the 9th it was reported to have been seen further north on the opposite side of the road around the entrance to Corton Wood, and may also have been heard earlier around the Japanese Knotweed to the north of Warren House Wood.

Dusky Warbler © Chris Darby
Dusky Warbler - Gunton Warren - November 2009 © Chris Darby

CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita ****
Lowestoft North Denes/Gunton Cliff - 1st (1).
Gunton Warren - 5th (1), 6th (1), 7th (1), 8th (1), 9th (1).
Blundeston - 5th (1), 10th (1).
Corton Wood - 7th (1+), 8th (1), 10th (1), 12th (1), 16th (1), 20th (1), 21st (1).
Kessingland sewage works - 10th (3), 22nd (3), 23rd (4), 27th (3).
Belle Vue Park - 28th (1).
"Flycatcher Alley" Denes Oval - 29th (1).
Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad - 29th (1).
Leathes Ham - 29th (1).



GOLDCREST Regulus regulus ****
Kirkley Cemetery - 2nd (2).
Corton Wood - 8th (2).
Lound waterworks - 15th (2).
Belle Vue Park - 21st (2).
Mutford Big Wood - 22nd (3).
Kessingland sewage works - 22nd (2).



FIRECREST Regulus ignicapillus ****
Gunton Warren - 1st & 2nd (1), 4th (2+), 7th (2), 8th (2), 9th (1+), 12th (1), 17th (1+), 19th (1).
Gunton Wood - 2nd (1), 12th (1), 23rd (2), 26th (1).
Sparrows Nest Park - 6th (2), 15th (1).
Corton Wood - 7th (1+), 8th (1), 10th (1), 17th (3), 19th (2+), 20th (1), 21st (3+), 27th (2).
Belle Vue Park - 15th (2), 28th (2).
Lowestoft North Denes/Denes Oval - 15th (1).

BEARDED TIT Panurus biarmicus
Single birds were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 10th and 15th.
At least three were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 28th.



MARSH TIT Poecile palustris ****
One was at North Cove Nature Reserve on the 5th, with two there on the 22nd.



TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris ****
One at Fisher Row on the 10th.
Two were at Mutford Big Wood on the 22nd.
One was along Hall Drive, Oulton on the 16th.
JAY Garrulus glandarius
Beccles Cemetery - 7th (6).
Gunton Warren - 7th (3).
Kessingland sewage works - 7th (4).

CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs
Kessingland sewage works - 7th (10).
BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla ****
Sparrows Nest Park - 6th (2).
Lowestoft North Denes - 6th (1 S).
Gunton Warren - 7th (4+ over).
Ashby - 21st (1 W).



GREENFINCH Carduelis chloris
Kensington Gardens - 2nd (50+).
Kessingland sewage works - 7th (6),27th (20).

GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis ****
26 were at Alan Hutchinson Way, Beccles on the 25th.
30 were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes, on the 27th.
10 were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.



SISKIN Carduelis spinus ****
Corton disused railtrack - 6th (6), 15th (4).
Corton Wood - 20th (2+).
Gunton - 20th (2).
Lake Lothing - 21st (8 S).
Rookery Park Golf Course - 21st (30).
Kessingland Beach - 22nd (5 headed inland, apparently having just arrived in off the sea).
North Cove Nature Reserve - 22nd (5 over).
Gorleston - 22nd (7 SW).
Leathes Ham - 28th (4).
LINNET Carduelis cannabina
35 were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes, on the 10th.
Six were at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes, on the 21st.



LESSER REDPOLL Carduelis cabaret ****
One flew south at Beach Road, Gorleston on the 5th.
12 were by the Yacht Club at Beccles Marshes on the 6th.
Nine were trapped and ringed at Corton on the 6th.
Three were trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
Six settled briefly and then flew north at Gunton Warren on the 7th.
Eleven were trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 10th.
 One was seen at Beccles Common on the 11th.
One was at Corton disused railtrack on the 15th.
One flew over Beach Road, Gorleston on the 22nd.
Two flew over Mutford Big Wood on the 22nd.
Five were with Goldfinches at Alan Hutchinson Way, Beccles on the 25th.



BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula ****
One was at North Cove Nature Reserve on the 5th.
One was at Kessingland sewage works on the 6th.
Three were at Beccles Dell on the 7th.
Four were trapped and ringed at Kessingland sewage works on the 7th.
A male dropped into Sparrows Nest Park briefly on the 15th.
Two were at Marsh Lane, North Cove on the 22nd.
Five were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
Three were at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.

SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis ****
Kessingland - 4th (11), 5th (10), 6th (20), 7th (14), 9th (30), 10th (20), 11th (30), 13th (30), 14th (30), 17th (21), 18th (24), 19th (30), 20th (30), 22nd (37), 23rd (55), 24th (12), 25th (30), 26th (35), 27th (40), 28th (55), 29th (40).
One was along Lowestoft North Beach on the 1st, with two there on the 2nd, and one again on the 5th.
One was at Newcombe Road, Lowestoft on the 2nd.
Eleven were along Lowestoft North Beach on the 7th.
One was along Lowestoft North Beach on the 8th.



LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapponicus
One flew over Gunton Warren on the 4th.



YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella ****
Three were at Beccles Dell on the 7th.
One flew south at Gunton Warren on the 7th.
c.40 were at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.



REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus ****
Two at Fisher Row, Oulton Marshes on the 15th.
Two were at Kessingland sewage works on the 27th.
c.12 were at Ash Farm, Mutford on the 29th.



NON-BIRD NEWS


GREY SEAL
Kessingland - 2nd (1), 3rd (1), 6th (1), 7th (1), 13th (1), 15th (1).


COMMON SEAL
Kessingland - 7th (1), 13th (1).
Gorleston - 21st (3), 27th (1).


CHINESE WATER DEER
Fisher Row - 10th (1).


A Painted Lady was seen at Gunton on the 4th, and at Kessingland Beach on the 7th. Peacock Butterflies were seen at Gorleston Pier on the 5th and Oulton Marshes on the 15th. 14 Peacock Butterflies were found in the hides at North Cove Nature Reserve on the 22nd preparing to overwinter.

Several Common Darters and a single Migrant Hawker were at Herringfleet Marshes on the 8th. Common Darters were still active at Gunton Warren on the 17th, and Fisher Row on the 21st..


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