Suffolk
Bird
Group

February 8th

Lowestoft: the HUME'S WARBLER still at the Denes Oval plus a Firecrest.

Carlton Marsh: a male AMERICAN WIGEON (or hybrid) on Peto's Marsh.

Minsmere: a Long-tailed Duck flew north offshore. Three Whooper Swans from North Hide and a Lapland Bunting south along the dunes.

Boyton Marsh: 34 Tundra Bean Geese on sugar beet field behind Banters Barn plus 803 Greater White-fronted Geese on the marshes.

Shingle Street: a Snow Bunting.

Landguard: the three Snow Buntings still present.

Alton Water: four Scaup (3f, 1 first-winter m) off the Wonder car park.

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February 7th

Lowestoft: the HUME'S WARBLER still at the Denes Oval and in the north-east corner of Sparrow's Nest Gardens.

Carlton Marsh: male and female Hen Harrier over Share Marsh. Three Cattle Egrets into roost.

Minsmere: four Bewick's Swans in front of North Hide, a Water Pipit from West Hide and two Goosanders. Three Whooper Swans at Island Mere and a Firecrest near the Rhododendron tunnel.

Bawdsey: four Purple Sandpipers at East Lane on the London Clay.

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February 6th

Lowestoft: the HUME'S WARBLER still at the Denes Oval.

Kessingland: four Shore Larks on the east side of the pool below the Coastguard lookout.

Ellough: two Grey Partridges again in a field opposite PCE Automation.

Boyton Marsh: 16 Tundra Bean Geese on ploughed fields north of the entrance track.

Landguard: the three Snow Buntings still present.

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February 5th

Lowestoft: the HUME'S WARBLER in bushes north of Denes Oval tennis courts. 140 Pink-footed Geese flew south over North Denes.

Landguard: the three Snow Buntings still present.

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February 4th

Lowestoft: a HUME'S WARBLER along Flycatcher Alley and Denes Oval.

Minsmere: two Whooper Swans and four Bewick's Swans in front of West Hide and two Cranes on the South Levels.

Boyton Marsh: 16 Tundra Bean Geese by Boyton Hall Farm before flying towards Boyton Marsh, having earlier flown in from Hollesley.

Bawdsey: four Purple Sandpipers at East Lane.

Orwell Estuary: the Great Northern Diver off Loompit Lake in Thorpe Bay.

Alton Water: four Scaup (3f, 1 first-winter m) off the Wonder car park.

 

February 3rd

Boyton Marsh: 22 Tundra Bean Geese that flew south towards Hollesley.

Livermere: a Pink-footed Goose in a harvested beet field just north of Livermere Lake.

 

February 2nd

Lowestoft: eight Purple Sandpipers on sea defences north of Ness Point.

Ellough: two Grey Partridges in a field opposite PCE Automation.

Minsmere: three Whooper Swans in front of West Hide.

Iken: a Cattle Egret at Yarn Hill Farm.

Landguard: a Little Gull flew north and the three Snow Buntings still present.

Trimley Marsh: two Tundra Bean Geese and 25 Greater White-fronted Geese.

 

February 1st

Carlton Marsh: eight Cattle Egrets at dusk.

North Cove: two Cranes flew south then over Barnby.

Ellough: Grey Partridge in a field opposite PCE Automation.

Kessingland: four Shore Larks still present by the shorepools opposite the coastguards.

Minsmere: two Firecrests near the rhododendron tunnel.

Hollesley Marsh: a Cattle Egret.

Landguard: the three Snow Buntings still along the back beach.

Trimley Marsh: adult Little Gull on the winter flood, two Tundra Bean Geese, 60 Greater White-fronted Geese and a Water Pipit.​