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November 2024 Sightings
November 30th
Carlton Marsh: a Siberian Chiffchaff at Jensen's Island, near the mooring hide.
Sotterley: two Hawfinches near the church.
Southwold: four Purple Sandpipers on northern groynes.
Walberswick: a ringtail Hen Harrier at Hoist Covert by the wind pump.
Dingle Marsh: 32+ Snow Buntings on the beach between Walberswick and Dunwich.
Thorpeness: three Velvet Scoters offshore from the OCP.
North Warren: 22 Eurasian White-fronted Geese.
Hazlewood Marsh: the TWITE again present.
Orford: three Waxwings flew over heading west.
Hollesley Marsh: seven Eurasian White-fronted Geese and two Caspian Gulls (3CY and 1CY).
Falkenham Marshes: seven Corn Buntings at Kingsfleet.
Trimley Marshes: the Velvet Scoter still on the Orwell on the Shotley side.
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November 29th
Benacre: six Whooper Swans on the Broad.
Dingle Marsh: 40 Snow Buntings on the beach between Walberswick and Dunwich.
North Warren: 20 Eurasian White-fronted Geese.
Aldeburgh: a Purple Sandpiper on the River Hundred outfall.
Trimley Marshes: the Velvet Scoter still on the Orwell.
November 28th
Breydon: two Glossy Ibises at Breydon South Wall.
Carlton Marsh: a possible Siberian Chiffchaff just west of the visitor centre.
Slaughden: a Merlin and a Purple Sandpiper.
Hazlewood Marsh: the TWITE again present 100m south of the kissing gate.
Melton: seven Waxwings flew over the Deben at Melton heading towards Woodbridge.
Trimley Marshes: a Velvet Scoter on the Orwell.
Shotley: a Black-throated Diver off the marina looking towards the mouth of the Orwell.
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November 27th
Southwold: two Little Auks north offshore and two Purple Sandpipers at the north end of the sea wall.
Thorpeness: a Velvet Scoter offshore from the OCP.
Hazlewood Marsh: the TWITE again present.
Levington: a Water Pipit at the Creek.
November 26th
Lowestoft: six Purple Sandpipers c.400m north of Ness Point.
Kessingland: two Shore Larks on the beach just south of the Sailors Home pub.
Benacre: a Purple Sandpiper at the sluice.
Dingle Marsh: c.35 Snow Buntings feeding on the beach between Walberswick and Dunwich plus a ringtail Hen Harrier hunting.
Sizewell: two Bewick's Swans in a field.
Hazlewood Marsh: a TWITE again present near the kissing gate.
Botany Marsh: the HOODED CROW again present.
Hollesley Marsh: 10 Eurasian White-fronted Geese again.
Bawdsey: six Purple Sandpipers feeding on the exposed clay south of the martello at East Lane.
Bawdsey Quay: six Firecrests in the area, including in the picnic site and the tamarisks to the south. Brambling and Raven at Bawdsey Manor. A Short-eared Owl over Bawdsey Marsh.
Landguard: two Purple Sandpipers on the jetty.
November 25th
Walberswick: c.40 Snow Buntings feeding on the beach between Walberswick and Dunwich early afternoon.
Minsmere: c.45 Snow Buntings south down the coast mid-morning.
Thorpeness: six Goosanders (3m, 3f) on the Meare.
North Warren: two Eurasian White-fronted Geese.
Hazlewood Marsh: a TWITE near the reserve entrance.
Botany Marsh: the HOODED CROW again present.
Hollesley Marsh: a Spoonbill in flight towards Havergate Island. 10 Eurasian White-fronted Geese viewed from the river wall and two Whooper Swans on the scrape.
November 24th
Kessingland: the Shore Lark in front of the caravan park.
Benacre: a Purple Sandpiper at the sluice.
Thorpeness: two Velvet Scoters south offshore.
Botany Marsh: the HOODED CROW again present.
Landguard: a Black-throated Diver on the sea before flying further out to sea.
November 23rd
Minsmere: a Little Auk on the sea.
Landguard: a Velvet Scoter on south.
November 22nd
Kessingland: the large flock of Snow Buntings by the pools and the Shore Lark north of Benacre sluice.
Minsmere: a 1CY Pink-footed Goose from North Hide, two Whooper Swans on Island Mere and a Water Pipit in front of Bittern Hide.
Sizewell: a 2CY Glaucous Gull offshore at 14:20.
Thorpeness: a Glaucous Gull south offshore at 11:40 plus a Great Northern Diver.
November 21st
Kessingland: an Osprey south along the beach also a Short-eared Owl, Woodcock and 14 Snow Buntings. A Shore Lark towards Benacre sluice.
Benacre: a Little Auk north past the sluice. An Osprey south over Beach Farm, then the Broad.
Sotterley: two Hawfinches around the church.
Minsmere: a drake GREEN-WINGED TEAL on East Scrape, two Little Auks north offshore and a Purple Sandpiper at the sluice.
Sizewell: the HOOPOE reported again opposite the coastguard cottages.
Shingle Street: an Osprey south.
Landguard: a Snow Bunting on the beach between the seawatching hide and the jetty.
Levington: a Little Auk up river.
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​November 20th
Kessingland: a large flock of Snow Buntings by the pools.
Benacre: a Whooper Swan on the Broad.
Sotterley: three Hawfinches between the church and the lake.
Minsmere: the HOOPOE remained in the dunes before moving towards Dunwich Heath. two Bewick's Swans and two Whooper Swans on Island Mere. Three Little Auks north offshore.
Shingle Street: a Whooper Swan and Woodcock.
November 19th
Gorleston: a Black-throated Diver south close in past the pier.
Minsmere: the HOOPOE remained in the dunes.
Botany Marsh: a HOODED CROW with corvids that also flew into pig fields.
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November 18th
Kessingland: 35 Snow Buntings by Kessingland pools.
Minsmere: the HOOPOE moved up the coast from Sizewell mid-morning and remained in the dunes.
Sizewell: the HOOPOE still present in the morning.
Hollesley Marsh: a Short-eared Owl by the sluice and a Water Pipit and a Jack Snipe on Simpson's Saltings.
Landguard: a RED-RUMPED SWALLOW hanging around the Obs.
November 17th
Kessingland: 30+ Snow Buntings by Kessingland pools and a Short-eared Owl.
Sotterley: a Hawfinch west of the church at Sotterley Park.
Minsmere: two Whooper Swans on East Scrape and a Water Pipit on West Scrape.
Sizewell: the HOOPOE still present 300 yards south of Sizewell A in dunes below the caravans. A Ring Ouzel by Sizewell Hall and a Snow Bunting.
Ampton: two ringtail Hen Harriers quartering fields just north of Ampton.
November 16th
Kessingland: 12 Snow Buntings on north beach below Crazy Mary's Hole.
Benacre: two Snow Buntings between Beach Farm and the Broad.
Sizewell: a HOOPOE in gardens west of Sizewell Hall.
Thorpeness: the HOOPOE was relocated on the beach just north of the OCP. The noted around the area and towards Sizewell.
Orford: a Firecrest west of the castle, two Hawfinches west and 14 Eurasian White-fronted Geese feeding near the sewage works.
Hollesley Marsh: a SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF in scrub along the river wall.
Framsden: a Hawfinch.
November 15th
Breydon South Wall: an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER calling and in flight by Humberstone Farm.
Minsmere: two Whooper Swans on East Scrape and a Slavonian Grebe on the sea.
Thorpeness: a Great Northern Diver and a Pomarine Skua off the OCP.
Alde Estuary: two Hawfinches.
Landguard: three Purple Sandpipers at the point.
November 14th
Southwold: six Purple Sandpipers north of the pier.
Walberswick: a Black Redstart still active around the green.
Minsmere: 4+ Water Pipits and Jack Snipe on West Scrape. Two Whooper Swans on Island Mere and a Black-necked Grebe on the sea.
Alde Estuary: two Spoonbills and two Ravens.
Bawdsey: three adult Bewick's Swans in off at East Lane.
Lackford Lakes: a Spoonbill.
November 13th
Walberswick: two Black Redstarts on the north side of the green.
Alde Estuary: 25 Eurasian White-fronted Geese.
Orford: a male Black Redstart at Chantry Meadow.
Landguard: two Purple Sandpipers and a Merlin in off.
Holbrook Bay: a Bewick's Swan and a Black-necked Grebe on the Stour, viewed looking south from the east side of Holbrook Creek.
November 12th
Southwold: offshore, seven Little Gulls north, a Pomarine Skua north, an adult SABINE'S GULL north and a Sooty Shearwater north.
Walberswick: 12 Snow Buntings south of the beach car park.
Minsmere: a Snow Bunting on the beach near the end of the North Wall. A Water Pipit on West Scrape.
November 11th
Benacre: four Snow Buntings at the Broad.
Walberswick: a Black Redstart on the north side of the green.
Dingle Marsh: a Firecrest in a hedge where the double gates views the pony pool.
Minsmere: a Snow Bunting still on the beach. Curlew Sandpiper and Water Pipit on West Scrape.
North Warren: four Pink-footed Geese on North Marsh.
Hollesley Marsh: 17 Eurasian White-fronted Geese on the scrape.
Landguard: a Snow Bunting flew to the point.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present.
November 10th
Dingle Marsh: a Jack Snipe on the shore pools.
Minsmere: at least three Water Pipits from North hide, Jack Snipe and two Water Pipits on West Scrape and a Black-necked Grebe on Island Mere.
Landguard: one Snow Bunting near the seawatch hide and two Purple Sandpipers at the point.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve plus a juvenile ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD reported over the reserve towards Shotley. Three Cattle Egrets flew past the Stonechat spot.
Shotley: six Cattle Egrets on Shotley Marshes.
Swilland: a Hawfinch.
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November 9th
Kessingland: six Snow Buntings on north beach between The Hollies and Crazy Mary's Hole.
Minsmere: a Grey Phalarope again present, a Slavonian Grebe on the sea and a Snow Bunting north of the sluice.
Boyton Marsh: a Merlin.
Landguard: three Purple Sandpipers at the point.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve plus a Black Redstart.
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November 8th
Lowestoft: a Black Redstart at Ness Point.
Minsmere: a Grey Phalarope in the surf 100m north of the Sluice and a Snow Bunting on the beach to the south.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve plus four Pink-footed Geese over.
Shotley: a Black-throated Diver and a Slavonian Grebe on the Stour.
November 7th
Bungay: a HOOPOE flew over Rose Hall Gardens.
Eastern Bavents: a Yellow-browed Warbler at western end of footpath to Reydon.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve.
Ipswich: two Ravens over Stoke Park Drive towards Bobbits Lane Meadow.
November 6th
Corton: the female SERIN still at the old sewage works. Two Velvet Scoters on the sea off Radar Lodge.
Kessingland: five Snow Buntings on the beach opposite the Yellow House.
Benacre: a female SERIN in the hedgerow at the top of the track by the entrance to Beach Farm.
Dingle Marsh: a Yellow-browed Warbler in the wood just south of Dingle Little Hill.
Slaughden: a Purple Sandpiper.
Boyton Marsh: three Hawfinches briefly then flew north-east.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve plus eight Cattle Egrets and three Black Redstarts.
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November 5th
Corton: a female SERIN on the western edge of the old sewage works.
Southwold: a female/first-winter Black Redstart by the harbour mouth plus a Snow Bunting.
Slaughden: a Purple Sandpiper.
Orford: two Black Redstarts at Chantry Meadows.
Gedgrave Marsh: 13 Cattle Egrets present.
Trimley Marsh: the AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve. Both Little Stint and Water Pipit on the Summer Flood plus six Hawfinches over.
November 4th
Lowestoft: a juvenile Arctic Skua north off Ness Point. and a Pomarine Skua north then landed on the sea.
Southwold: a Pomarine Skua north and three Goosanders (2f, 1m) south.
Dingle Marsh: a Spoonbill on the shore pools.
Westleton Heath: a Ring Ouzel in the deer field.
Minsmere: a Pomarine Skua north, two Jack Snipe and two Water Pipits on West Scrape and a Caspian Gull on East Scrape. Two Firecrests along the rhododendron tunnel.
Hollesley Marsh: 15 Eurasian White-fronted Geese and a ringtail Hen Harrier.
Trimley Marsh: an AMUR STONECHAT still present on the reserve.
Shotley: three Cattle Egrets 300 yards north from Shotley Marina.
November 3rd
Kessingland: five Snow Buntings by the shore pools.
Southwold: a Sooty Shearwater north, a Velvet Scoter south and a Pomarine Skua south.
Blythburgh: seven Whooper Swans NNE from footpath at rear of the White Hart Pub.
Dunwich: a Short-eared Owl south offshore.
Minsmere: four Velvet Scoters south, a Black-throated Diver offshore and an Arctic Tern north.
Thorpeness: a Velvet Scoter south and a Pomarine Skua south. A single Hawfinch north over the OCP and four Snow Buntings north along the beach.
Boyton: five Hawfinches over.
Hollesley Marsh: a Short-eared Owl, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and a first-winter Caspian Gull.
Bawdsey: two Black Redstarts at East Lane.
Bawdsey Quay: two Firecrests at the picnic site.
Trimley Marsh: an EASTERN STONECHAT species present.
Stowmarket: a single Hawfinch over Redwing Drive.
Lackford: a young Spoonbill on the Slough.
November 2nd
Carlton Marsh: two Hawfinches north over and a Great Grey Shrike recorded on a trail cam.
Benacre: two Purple Sandpipers on the pillbox by the beach.
Southwold: three Sooty Shearwaters offshore in the morning and five in the afternoon. A Short-eared Owl south offshore and a Leach's Petrel.
Minsmere: two Short-eared Owls and two Sooty Shearwaters north. A Black-throated Diver north and a drake Goosander on the Scrape.
Sizewell: a Sooty Shearwater north and a drake SURF SCOTER close south offshore.
Orfordness: a Black-throated Diver north, a Merlin along the beach and a Short-eared Owl over the Airfield.
Hollesley Marsh: three Shore Larks on the shingle ridge.
Landguard: two Pomarine Skuas, one Arctic Skua, a Short-eared Owl and two Purple Sandpipers.
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November 1st
Minsmere: a first-winter Ring Ouzel on the field behind the visitor centre.
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