EAST ANGLIA
Highlights
Two-barred Greenish Warbler is, these days, a bona fide BOU species on The British List. It is still very rare in the UK, with fewer than 10 accepted records. So, one seen and photographed at Orford Quay, Suffolk on 13th was a genuine big deal. Who knows if the drake Hooded Merganser at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk, on 12th will be accepted as wild?
CAMBRIDGESHIRE HIGHLIGHTS: Yellow-browed Warblers were at Stuntney (5th), Over (15th) and Knapwell (24th). A Ring Ouzel was at Over (16th-19th). A Black Redstart was at Farcet Fen (27th). A Spotted Redshank was on the Ouse Washes (27th). A Wood Sandpiper flew over the Cam Washes (21st). Scaup were at Grafham Water (from 11th) and at Colne Fen (5th-6th). Three Common Scoters were at Grafham Water (24th). Cattle Egrets were at Fen Drayton (3rd) and Mare Fen (4th-8th). Robin Chittenden. For the latest bird news please phone 09068 700 245. Calls to 09068 700 245 from a landline or mobile phone cost 65p per minute plus your phone company access charge. Service provided by Birdline East Anglia. For enquiries please call 0330 333 6946 or 07941 333 970. www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk twitter.com/BirdlineEAnglia facebook.com/robinchittenden7
NORFOLK
HIGHLIGHTS: Titchwell had a Hooded Merganser (12th), Barred Warbler (15th) and Little Bittern (30th). East Hills had a Subalpine Warbler or Moltoni’s Warbler (6th), a Red-flanked Bluetail (21st-22nd) and Red-breasted Flycatcher (22nd). Another Red-breasted Flycatcher was at Waxham (3rd). Pallas’s Warblers were at Thornham Point (24th- 25th) and Waxham (24th-25th and 29th-30th). Dusky Warblers were at Burnham Overy Staithe (5th) and Warham Greens (7th-9th). Red-rumped Swallows were at Hunstanton (18th and 27th). A Little Bunting was at West Runton (7th-8th). Richard’s Pipit were at Holme (5th, 11th and 14th), Sheringham Bird Observatory (15th), Weybourne Camp (16th), Morston (23rd), Waxham (29th), East Wretham (31st) and Warham Greens (two on 21st). Cley logged six Shorelarks (10th), with another (18th-20th), a Short-toed Lark (23rd), a Black Guillemot and 12 Little Auks (29th) and a Long-eared Owl (30th). A Glossy Ibis was at Haddiscoe (17th). A Corn Crake flew in off the sea at Sheringham (3rd), with another at Heacham (27th). Grey Phalaropes were at Thornham Point (10th-14th), Burnham Norton (12th) and Breydon Water (29th-30th). A Montagu’s Harrier was at Weybourne (15th). Rough-legged Buzzards flew over Blakeney (29th) and King’s Lynn (30th). A Northern-race Long-tailed Tit was at Upton Fen. A Great Grey Shrike was at Roydon Common (31st).
BREYDON WATER: Highlights included a Great White Egret (29th). There were two
Short-eared Owls, a Water Pipit, three Rock Pipits, a Ring Ouzel, three Cetti’s Warblers, 19 Linnets and a Whinchat. Maxima included 1,950 Pinkfeet, 496 Greylags, 26 Canada Geese, two dark-bellied Brent Geese, 46 Egyptian Geese, 1,510 Wigeon, 40 Gadwall, 62 Pintails, 94 Shovelers, 281 Teal, five Tufted Ducks, 84 Little Egrets, two Curlew Sandpipers, three Greenshanks, 185 Knot, 15 Oystercatchers, 88 Avocets, 69 Ringed Plovers, 17 Grey Plovers, 285 Lapwings, 3,000 Golden Plovers, 947 Dunlin, 943 Black-tailed Godwits, 34 Bar-tailed Godwits, 559 Curlews, 11 Ruff, 1,220 Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper and 691 Med Gulls.
NOA HOLME: Maxima included 29 Pintails, 592 Manx Shearwaters, 245 Gannets, seven Arctic Skuas, 10 Great Skuas, six Sandwich Terns, two Greenshanks, 37 Snipe, four Swallows, 50 House Martins, three Grey Wagtails, two White Wagtails, five Pomarine Skuas, three Razorbills, 185 Kittiwakes, 44 Jays, 20 Red-breasted Mergansers, 11 Red-throated Divers, five Yellow-browed Warblers, 10 Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, three Reed Warblers, 194 Common Scoters, three Red Kites, four Bearded Tits, five Cetti’s Warblers, 295 Redwings, two Redstarts, 200 Meadow Pipits, 15 Rock Pipits, 145 Bramblings, three Lapland Buntings, 197 Song Thrushes, 150 Robins, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, five Ruff, five Ring Ouzels, 20 Blackbirds, 30 Fieldfares, 1,475 Siskins, five Snow Buntings, two Great Northern Divers, five Barnacle Geese, two Tree Sparrows, three Barn Owls, two Tawny Owls, seven Stonechats, 871 Chaffinches, 62 Goldfinches, two Goosanders, 30 Great Crested Grebes, two Puffins, two Jack Snipe, 60 Long-tailed Tits, 14,044 Starlings, 19 Mistle Thrushes, 90 Greenfinches, 100 Linnets, 35 Reed Buntings, four Water Rails, 40 Sky Larks, 24 Guillemots, 20 Little Gulls, 80 Eiders, four Velvet Scoters, three Goldeneyes, 246 Lapwings, two Firecrests, 11 Woodcocks, seven Twite, 12 Lesser Redpolls, five Mealy Redpolls, two Water Pipits, four Little Auks, two Whitefronts, Common Tern, Great White Egret, Black-throated Diver, Black Redstart, Red-necked Grebe, Spotted Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Long-tailed Duck, Whooper Swan, Purple Sandpiper, Bittern, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Merlin, Osprey, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear and Hawfinch. NOA REDWELL MARSH: Highlights included Yellow-browed Warbler, Blackcap, Barn Owl, Cetti’s Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 27 Redwings, Kingfisher, two Black-tailed Godwits, two Snipe, Woodcock and Hen Harrier.
CLEY AREA: Highlights included Cory’s and Sooty Shearwaters, three Black-throated Divers, Scaup, Lapland Bunting, two Great Northern Divers, Caspian Gull, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Velvet Scoters, two Jack Snipe, 200 Little Gulls, 10 Spoonbills, two Siberian Chiffchaffs, two Hen Harriers, two Short-eared Owls, Ring Ouzel, Sabine’s Gull, two Arctic Terns, three Long-tailed Ducks, seven Pomarine Skuas, seven Puffins, a Spotted Redshank, Black Redstart, Purple Sandpiper, three Twite, 29 Snow Buntings and two Great White Egrets. Pete Allard, Sophie Barker (www.noa.org.uk) and Robin Chittenden. For the latest bird news please phone 09068 700 245. Calls to 09068 700 245 from a landline or mobile phone cost 65p per minute plus your phone company access charge. Service provided by Birdline East Anglia. For enquiries please call 0330 333 6946 or 07941 333 970. www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk twitter.com/BirdlineEAnglia facebook.com/robinchittenden7
SUFFOLK
HIGHLIGHTS: A Two-barred Greenish Warbler was at Orford Quay (14th). A Radde’s Warbler was at Southwold (29th), with a Barred Warbler there (12th-17th). A Pallas’s Warbler was at Minsmere (5th). An Olive-backed Pipit was at Dunwich (31st). Six Northern-race Long-tailed Tits were at Bawdsey (31st). Red-breasted Flycatchers were at Sizewell (7th) and Aldringham Walks (31st). A Hoopoe was at Needham Market (24th). Great Grey Shrikes were at Kessingland, Landguard (22nd) and Holbrook Creek (30th-31st). Shore Larks were at Lowestoft (8th-15th), Dunwich (27th-28th), Minsmere (27th), Easton Broad (31st), Landguard (28th) and near Great Livermere (13th). A Grey Phalarope was at Dunwich (28th). Long-eared Owls were at Trimley Marshes (17th) and Landguard (18th). Robin Chittenden. For the latest bird news please phone 09068 700 245. Calls to 09068 700 245 from a landline or mobile phone cost 65p per minute plus your phone company access charge. Service provided by Birdline East Anglia. For enquiries please call 0330 333 6946 or 07941 333 970. www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk twitter.com/BirdlineEAnglia facebook.com/robinchittenden7,