Suffolk birder who enjoys local patch birding at Benacre, Covehithe and Carlton Marshes

Beccles, Suffolk
Joined October 2011
Just flushed a Quail from north side of Benacre Broad and flew south
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The male Desert Wheatear at Cley today, a very obliging bird
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Nutcracker performed well this morning at Mundesley, my first in Britain since Westleton 41 years ago, and just like that one totally unafraid of the birders
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Scaup Benacre Broad, 2 Spotted Redshank Covehithe Broad, Firecrest copse east of Beach Farm, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin
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2 juvenile White-fronted Geese pool below Pakefield Coast Guard lookout
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The Isabelline Shrike showed well this morning at The Hollies, Pakefield, supporting cast of SEOwl on the beach and a Snow Bunting further south, 2 Great Egrets in/off, also a very elusive Lapland Bunting
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Firecrest in the copse east of Beach Farm
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2 Scaup, 4 Sanderling Benacre Broad, RBMerganser and Purple Sandpiper south, a good movement of Shelduck south
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Firecrest in the copse east of Beach Farm, Benacre, a Northern Wheatear north of the sluice and a flock of about 25 Whitefronts flew south
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The juv Isabelline Shrike at Pakefield, photo taken by Chris Derby
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Just enjoyed the Isabelline Shrike at the Hollies Caravan Park, Pakefield a nice find by Gavin Durrant, was my 4th in Suffolk
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Benacre sea watch all north juv Sabine’s Gull, 11 Sooty, Manx Shearwater, 3 RBMerganser, 2 Goosander, 17 Eider, 4 Little Gulls
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2 Jack Snipe, Clouded Yellow pool below Heathland’s, Kessingland
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Jack Snipe, Rock Pipit pool below Heathland’s, Kessingland, Clouded Yellow north of Benacre Sluice
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Meet our tame Pheasant, he comes into the garden every day to be fed and sits on our patio table looking in the window to let you know he’s there
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Purple Sandpiper north of Southwold Pier and 4 Sanderling Easton Broad
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Little Stint Benacre Broad this morning associating with a single Dunlin and a Ruff
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2 Curlew Sandpipers, Garganey, 3 Ruff, Rock Pipit Benacre Broad
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Nearly trod on a Short-eared Owl at Beach Farm, Benacre which flew off over the copse, a large diver offshore was almost certainly a Great Northern but only had bins today also a Wall Butterfly
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Red-eyed Vireo was very elusive again today in the North bushes at Minsmere, first seen at 9.38 for a minute then not seen again till 1.30 when it showed a lot better than yesterday but still elusive
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