Hen Harriers were seen at Haddiscoe Island (male and ringtail) and Belton Marshes (male), 29 December, Marsh Harriers were recorded at Beccles Marshes, 28 December, Belton Marshes, Herringfleet Marshes (two) … Read more
A male Peregrine was present at Castle Marsh, North Cove, 26 December. Marsh Harriers were noted at Haddiscoe Island (19), 21 December, Carlton Marshes (three), 24 December, Gillingham, 25 December, … Read more
A Whooper Swan was present at Aldeby shooting lakes, 18 and 19 December, while nearby four Bewick’s Swans were seen at Castle Marsh, North Cove, 20 December. Pink-footed Geese were … Read more
Raptor highlights included Merlins at Belton Marshes, 7 December and Oulton Marshes, 8 December, Peregrines at Worlingham Marshes, 7 December, Haddiscoe Island (two), 8 December and Redgrave Fen, 10 December … Read more
Raptors at Haddiscoe Island included a Rough-legged Buzzard, 30 November and a Merlin, two Hen Harriers and a Peregrine the following day. Marsh Harriers were recorded at Geldeston Marshes and … Read more
Hen Harriers were present at Belton Marshes (one male), 25 November and Haddiscoe Island (three), 29 November, while Marsh Harriers were recorded at Herringfleet Marshes, 24 November, Beccles Marshes, 25 … Read more
A female Blackcap was seen in a member’s garden at Worlingham, 16 November. Two Stonechats were present at Lopham Fen, 19 November and a Kingfisher was noted at Beccles Marshes, … Read more
Carlton Marshes hosted two Jack Snipe, 28 Common Snipe and two Green Sandpipers on 11 November, with a Woodcock seen at Beccles Marshes on the same day. Two Lesser Redpolls … Read more
The first Bewick’s Swans (three) of the autumn were present at Castle Marsh, North Cove, 8 November, while a flock of 400 Pink-footed Geese flew north-east over Blundeston late morning … Read more
A Ring Ouzel was seen at Carlton Marshes, 1 November. Other notable passerines at Carlton Marshes included a Grey Wagtail, 26 October and two Snow Buntings, 28 October, while a … Read more
A Rough-legged Buzzard was present at Haddiscoe Island, 22 October. Also seen at Haddiscoe Island during the week were three Marsh Harriers, 20 October, a Barn Owl, 23 October, a … Read more
A Great White Egret (most likely the same individual) was seen at Carlton Marshes and Herringfleet Marshes, 14 October and Haddiscoe Island, 18 October. Little Egrets were noted at Carlton … Read more
A late Hobby was seen at Gillingham Marshes, 8 October. Marsh Harriers were noted at Burgh Castle (two), 5 October, Herringfleet Marshes (two), 7 October and Lopham Fen, 10 October … Read more
A late Whinchat was present at Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe, 1 October, with four Stonechats at Carlton Marshes, 28 September. A Grey Wagtail was seen along Townlands Drive, Beccles, 2 October, … Read more
Waders at Carlton Marshes included a Ringed Plover and a Redshank, 21 September and a Jack Snipe, two Ruff and ten Common Snipe, 25 September. Another Jack Snipe, together with … Read more
A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen at Burgh Castle, 20 September. Carlton Marshes hosted a Yellow Wagtail, 14 September, 13 Whinchats and three Stonechats, 16 September and a Wheatear and 130 … Read more
The Osprey was seen again at Broome GP, 9 September. A Merlin was present at Belton Marshes, 9 September and three Hobbies at Carlton Marshes the following day, while Marsh … Read more
The Osprey was seen regularly at Broome GP throughout the week, while Marsh Harriers were noted at Beccles Marshes, 2 September, Carlton Marshes, 3 September and Burgh Castle (two), 6 … Read more
A Crane was seen in flight at Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, 26 August, while Little Egrets were noted at Burgh Castle (three) and Carlton Marshes (three), 24 August. An Osprey was seen at … Read more
A Great White Egret was present briefly at Carlton Marshes, 19 August, with four Little Egrets also seen on the same day. Waders at Carlton Marshes included two Wood Sandpipers, three … Read more
A group of six Spoonbills flew west over Carlton Marshes at 8.15am on 16 August, while Little Egrets were noted at Carlton Marshes (eight), 10 August and Burgh Castle and … Read more
An unseasonable male Hen Harrier flew north over Belton, 5 August. Hobbies were seen at Flixton GP and Waveney Forest, Fritton (two), 3 August, Beccles Marshes, 5 August and Carlton … Read more
Waders at Carlton Marshes included a Wood Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Knot, five Black-tailed Godwits, two Curlews, 21 Snipe and a Redshank, 27 July, a Greenshank, 29 July and … Read more
A male Montagu’s Harrier flew over the A143 at Haddiscoe Marshes in the afternoon of 21 July. Waders at Carlton Marshes included one Greenshank, one Redshank and one Common Sandpiper, … Read more
An adult Rose-coloured Starling was seen briefly along Burnt Hill Lane, Carlton Colville during the evening of 19 July. Nearby Carlton Marshes hosted a Kingfisher, 18 July and two singing … Read more
A Red Kite flew east over George Westwood Way, Beccles, 3 July, a Hobby was seen at Carlton Marshes, 5 July and Barn Owls were noted at Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe, … Read more
A colour-ringed Glossy Ibis was present at Carlton Marshes during the evening of 6 July, while sightings of Little Egret included 12 at Carlton Marshes, 8 July and one at … Read more
A Spotted Flycatcher was present at Geldeston churchyard, 22 June, three Cetti’s Warblers were noted at Beccles Marshes, 24 June and a Kingfisher was seen at Redgrave Fen, 27 June. … Read more
A Ruff and two Common Sandpipers were present at Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, 16 June and three Curlews and 12 Redshanks at Burgh Castle Flats, 20 June. Spotted Flycatchers were seen at Geldeston … Read more
An early returning Spotted Redshank was present at Burgh Castle, 14 June and a Common Redshank was noted at the same site, 11 June, while a Little Ringed Plover was … Read more
The highlight of the week was a Black Stork which flew south-east over Carlton Colville at 10.35am on 5 June. A Wood Sandpiper was present at Carlton Marshes, 1 June, … Read more
An Osprey flew west over Fritton Lake, 26 May, while Hobbies were seen at Ashby (three), 25 May, Fritton Lake, 26 May, Redgrave Fen, 30 May and Carlton Marshes (two), … Read more
A Black Kite flew over a very lucky Waveney Bird Club member’s garden at Worlingham, 19 May. Four Buzzards were seen at Ashby, 18 May and two Hobbies at Redgrave … Read more
A ringtail Montagu’s Harrier drifted high east over Carlton Marshes shortly after midday on 12 May. Red Kites were seen at Ashby, Carlton Marshes and Somerleyton, 17 May and a … Read more
A Black Kite flew south-west over the river between Oulton and Somerleyton at 11.04am on 4 May and continued west towards Burgh St Peter / Haddiscoe, while a Red Kite … Read more
A Great White Egret was present at Carlton Marshes on 2 and 3 May, with four Little Egrets seen at the same site on 3 May and a Spoonbill flew … Read more
The first Hobby of the spring was seen at Beccles Marshes, 22 April, with another at Castle Marsh, North Cove, 25 April, while a Red Kite was noted at Barsham … Read more
The long-staying Dusky Warbler at Oulton Marshes was last seen on 17 April. Notable passerine migrants included a male Ring Ouzel at Oulton Marshes, a Wheatear atCastle Marsh, North Cove … Read more
The long-staying Dusky Warbler remained at Oulton Marshes all week and a male Ring Ouzel was also seen at Oulton Marshes, 10 April. The first Sedge Warbler (Carlton Marshes, 9 … Read more
The Dusky Warbler remained at Oulton Marshes throughout the week. Early returning summer migrants included the first Willow Warbler at Carlton Marshes, 1 April, the first Swallow at Camps Heath, … Read more
The Dusky Warbler found at Oulton Marshes last week stayed throughout. A White Wagtail was present at Carlton Marshes, 23 March and a Common Crossbill was seen at Waveney Forest, … Read more
A Dusky Warbler was a superb find by a Waveney Bird Club member at Oulton Marshes, 19 March and remained, although often elusively, to the end of the week. The … Read more
The Glossy Ibis at Oulton Marshes was last seen on 11 March, while Little Egrets were noted at Lushbush, Redenhall, 13 March and Burgh Castle Flats (two), 15 March. Two … Read more
Eight Parrot Crossbills and three Common Crossbills were reported at Waveney Forest, 2 March. Two singing Chiffchaffs at North Cove, 8 March and singing Cetti’s Warblers at Oulton Marshes, 2 … Read more
Parrot Crossbills were recorded at Waveney Forest, Fritton almost daily, with 13 on 23 February, nine on 24 February, one on 25 February, three on 26 February and two on … Read more
Parrot Crossbill returns to the headlines this week, with no fewer than 18 present at Waveney Forest, Fritton, 22 February, together with three Common Crossbills. Earlier in the week, eight … Read more
The long-staying Glossy Ibis remained at Oulton Marshes all week and a Crane was present at Haddiscoe Island, 13 February. Little Egrets were recorded at Oulton Marshes, 9 February, Carlton … Read more
The long-staying Glossy Ibis remained at Oulton Marshes all week, while Little Egrets were present at Carlton Marshes (two), 3 February and Mendham Marshes, 7 February. A Rough-legged Buzzard was … Read more
The long-staying Glossy Ibis was present at Oulton Marshes throughout the week and a Little Egret was present at Carlton Marshes, 29 and 31 January. A Rough-legged Buzzard was present … Read more
The two long-staying Rough-legged Buzzards at Haddiscoe Island were present all week. Other raptors included Peregrines at Carlton Marshes, 24 January and Belton Marshes and Haddiscoe Island the following day, … Read more
The female Parrot Crossbill was seen with the flock of 20 Common Crossbills at Waveney Forest, Fritton until 14 January, while a Siberian Chiffchaff was present at Oulton Marshes, 14 … Read more
No doubt about this week’s star bird! A female Parrot Crossbill was found amongst a flock of 20 Common Crossbills at Waveney Forest, Fritton, 10 January, and was still present … Read more
The Glossy Ibis remained at Oulton Marshes all week, while single Little Egrets were noted at Carlton Marshes, 2 January, and Oulton Marshes, 4 January. The two Rough-legged Buzzards were … Read more
