Bird Sightings 2017

Two Whooper Swans were present at Castle Marsh, North Cove, 1 January and a Bewick’s Swan and 121 Mute Swans were seen at the same site on 6 January. Fly-over…

A Hoopoe was reported flying south over the river at Harleston, 30 December. Three Water Pipits and two Stonechats were noted at Carlton Marshes, a Chiffchaff at Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe and a…

Three Water Pipits were seen at Carlton Marshes, 23 December. A Grey Wagtail was noted at Beccles and two Stonechats at Carlton Marshes, 17 December. Bearded Tits were recorded at…

A Merlin was seen at Haddiscoe Island, 15 December, three Marsh Harriers at Carlton Marshes, 14 December and a Barn Owl at Beccles Common, 16 December. A male Blackcap was…

A Jack Snipe and a Woodcock were seen at Roydon Fen, 6 December, with further Woodcock present at Oulton Marshes, 4 December and Fritton Marshes, 9 December and four Redshanks…

A Long-eared Owl was roosting in St James South Elmham churchyard on 1 December and a Barn Owl was noted at Burgh Castle, 2 December. Marsh Harriers were reported from…

A ringtail Hen Harrier and a Peregrine were seen at Haddiscoe Island, 19 November and a Marsh Harrier at Oulton Marshes, 25 November. Two Lesser Redpolls were noted at Lopham…

A Hawfinch was seen in a garden at Beccles, 17 November, while a female Ring-necked Parakeet fed in gardens along Hall Road, Oulton, 14 and 15 November. A Lesser Redpoll…

Single Bramblings were seen at Redgrave Fen, 6 November and Ditchingham, 9 November, a Lesser Redpoll at North Cove SWT reserve, 10 November and three Water Pipits at Carlton Marshes,…

Notable passerines recorded at Carlton Marshes included five Water Pipits and 11 Cetti’s Warblers, 30 October, 18 Bearded Tits, 31 October and eight Lesser Redpolls and five Stonechats, 1 November.…

A Great Grey Shrike was seen at Oulton Marshes, 27 October. At nearby Carlton Marshes, the first Fieldfare of the autumn was recorded on 23 October, along with 40 Bearded…

The first Hawfinches from a major national influx reached the valley on 15 October, with one noted over Haddiscoe Island and it, or another, flew south over nearby Thorpe-next Haddiscoe.…

Yellow-browed Warblers were seen at Burgh Castle, 10 October and Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, 14 October. There was a significant arrival of Redwings on 8 October, with 150 over Carlton Marshes, 37 west…

Two Little Stints remained at Carlton Marshes, 1 October, while other waders at this site included three Ruffs, three Ringed Plovers, three Black-tailed Godwits and two Dunlin, 14 Snipe, 1…

The star waders were three Little Stints at Carlton Marshes, 30 September, while other waders present at this site included seven Ringed Plovers, two Dunlin and 12 Snipe, 24 September…

Waders at Carlton Marshes included a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, a Black-tailed Godwit and nine Dunlin, 17 September, seven Ringed Plovers, 21 September and four Ruffs, 22 September. Elsewhere, five Curlews…

A juvenile Honey Buzzard was seen at Carlton and Oulton Marshes early morning on 12 September. Also at Carlton Marshes, a Hobby was noted on 10 September, three Marsh Harriers…

Whinchats were present at Carlton Marshes (four), 3 September and Thorpe Marshes, Haddiscoe (three), 6 September, with single Stonechats noted at Carlton Marshes and Oulton Marshes, 3 September. Three Grey…

A Tree Pipit was an unusual record for Carlton Marshes, 2 September. Carlton Marshes also hosted a Yellow Wagtail, 30 August and seven Whinchats and a Wheatear, 31 August. Kingfishers…

A Whinchat was seen at Carlton Marshes, 24 August, while other noteworthy sightings at Carlton Marshes included a Yellow Wagtail, 23 August and a Cetti’s Warbler and two Kingfishers, 25…

Single Hobbies were seen at Carlton Marshes, 16 August and Worlingham, 19 August, while two Barn Owls were noted at Carlton Marshes, 13 August. Waders at Carlton Marshes included three…

Waders at Carlton Marshes included a Greenshank, three Black-tailed Godwits, two Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, two Dunlin and three Redshanks, 6 August, while two…

Waders at Carlton Marshes included three Green Sandpipers, 30 July, seven Black-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper and two Dunlin, 2 August and an adult Little Ringed Plover, 3 August. Elsewhere,…

Waders at Carlton Marshes included four Wood Sandpipers, ten Black-tailed Godwits and a Redshank, 23 July, a Greenshank, a juvenile Little Ringed Plover, three Green Sandpipers and three Common Sandpipers,…

Yellow Wagtails were recorded at Burgh Castle (ten) and Carlton Marshes and two nesting pairs of Spotted Flycatchers at Beccles, 20 July. A juvenile Cuckoo was seen at Carlton Marshes,…

Single Hobbies were seen at Carlton Marshes, 9 July, Worlingham Marshes, 10 July, Beccles Marshes, 11 July, Somerleyton Marshes, 14 July and Flixton GP and Redgrave Fen, 15 July. Barn…

A Spoonbill flew high north-east over Castle Marsh, North Cove, 5 July and three Little Egrets were present at Carlton Marshes, 8 July. A Spotted Flycatcher was seen at Beccles,…

A male Red-backed Shrike was present at Burgh Castle Marshes, 25 and 26 June. Two Turtle Doves were seen at Weybread GP and a Grey Wagtail at nearby Weybread Mill,…

A Turtle Dove was seen at St James South Elmham, 21 June, a Spotted Flycatcher at Beccles Common, 24 June and two Yellow Wagtails at Carlton Marshes, 18 June. Cuckoos…

Hobbies were seen at Carlton Marshes, 12 June, Oulton Marshes, 14 June and Lopham Fen (two), 15 June. Red Kites were recorded at Beccles and Oulton Marshes/Carlton Marshes/Barnby, 14 June…

Spotted Flycatchers were seen at Worlingham Marshes, 8 June and Beccles Common (two), 10 June. A Yellow Wagtail was recorded at Carlton Marshes, 4 June and a Grey Wagtail at…

A first-summer Night Heron was seen in flight at Carlton Marshes during the evening of 31 May, with a Cattle Egret briefly present on the scrape at the same site…

A Ring Ouzel was seen at Lopham Fen, 24 May. Turtle Doves were recorded at Thorpe Abbotts and Weybread GP, 24 May and Spotted Flycatchers at Beccles Common (two), 22…

A Spotted Flycatcher was seen at Carlton Marshes, 15 May and a Grasshopper Warbler was heard at the same site on 17 May. Yellow Wagtails were recorded at Oulton Marshes…

A male and a female Red-footed Falcon flew over Carlton Marshes late morning on 10 May. Other raptor highlights included a male Hen Harrier which flew east over Worlingham Marshes,…

There was an impressive movement of terns on 30 April, with seven Black Terns and a Little Tern recorded at Weybread GP, while at Carlton Marshes, two Little Terns were…

A male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was seen and heard drumming at St James South Elmham, 27 to 29 April. Passerine highlights at Carlton Marshes included a male Blue-headed Wagtail, a…

A male Black-winged Stilt was present at Carlton Marshes, 20 April. Other waders at Carlton Marshes included a Greenshank, 17 April, a Whimbrel, 18 April, seven Black-tailed Godwits and five…

Two Cranes circled over Carlton Marshes late morning on 10 April before heading off west. Little Egrets were noted at Carlton Marshes (two), 11 April, Weybread GP (two), 12 April…

A Raven flew north-west over Carlton Marshes early afternoon on 7 April. The first Grasshopper Warbler (4 April) and Yellow Wagtail (6 April) of the year were also recorded at…

The year’s first Sedge Warbler (Haddiscoe Island, 31 March), Swallow (two at Beccles and two at Worlingham, 1 April) and Willow Warbler (three at Carlton Marshes, two at Oulton Marshes…

A pair of Garganey was present at Carlton Marshes, 21 March, with the male staying to the end of the week. Also at Carlton Marshes, the Red-throated Diver from last…

A Raven drifted north over Carlton Marshes mid-morning on 16 March. A Red-throated Diver was found at Carlton Marshes on 16 March with fishing net entangled round its legs. The…

Six Crossbills were seen at Waveney Forest, Fritton and a female Ring-necked Parakeet by Oulton Community Centre, 11 March. Counts of Waxwings included 22 at Bungay, 6 March, seven at…

A Crane flew north over Roydon Road, Diss mid afternoon on 26th February and a Great White Egret flew over Oulton Marshes, 4 March. Little Egrets were noted at Oulton…

Sightings of Waxwings included 25 at Oulton, 20 February and 21 at Bungay, 24 February. A flock of 28 Lesser Redpolls was seen at Waveney Forest, Fritton and a Grey…

A flock of 21 Waxwings was seen off Beccles Road, Bungay, 16 and 17 February. A Black Redstart was recorded along Top Road, Ilketshall St Lawrence, 16 February, a Grey…

Three Waxwings were seen in a club member’s garden at Worlingham, 6 February, while nearby in Beccles, 12 Waxwings were seen along Banham Road, 9 and 10 February. A Stonechat…

Six Tundra Bean Geese were present between Carlton Marshes and Barnby Marshes, 30 January and five Brent Geese at Haddiscoe Island, 31 January. White-fronted Geese were noted at Castle Marsh,…

Six Goosanders were present on the river at North Cove, 22 January and five Goosanders on the river at Beccles, 26 January. A male Mandarin was noted on the river…

Four Waxwings were seen at the junction of Coney Hill and Ellough Road, Worlingham until 17 January and a Firecrest was seen at Fisher Row, Oulton, 20 January. Three Bramblings…

Three Waxwings were seen in Worlingham at the junction of Coney Hill and Ellough Road, 12 and 13 January, increasing to five, 14 January. Bramblings were noted at North Cove…

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