Early December Hollelsey

1st December 

Hollesley this am, 7 yellow legged gull, 5 adult 1 2cy 1 3cy, 3 Caspian gulls 2 Adult 1 3cy. 9 whitefronted geese 6 marsh harrier including orange tag KS and new bird 7B. This bird from Haddiscoe 19.06.2024. 

Mix of YLG and Caspians 

Another Northern Herring gull.

December 7th

The Whitefront numbers are slowly increasing with 9 on site today. A Peregrine feeding on a goose, and more Stonechats. The high tides are pushing the Rock pipits higher up the tide line. 

14th December

Started from the screen at Hollelsey, the usual culprits gulls geese and ducks, moved around to the river wall to find 43 Snow Buntings, in flight over the sea a 1st winter Caspian gull and back on the flash a yellow legged gull. i was doing a seawatch whilst finding the 43 snow Buntings. 22 Whitefronts, turned up later and i found 3 Great Crested Grebes with 50 + Red Throated Divers 18 Common Scoter. 2 starling in off.

Today 15.12.24 i realised the 1st Winter Scaup found at Shingle Street a couple of days ago was a patch tick so went and took a look. Bit of a boring bird but a tick all the same. A Short eared owl was hunting the shingle too. 

Back at Hollesley now 32 Whitefronted Geese, the Snow buntings now up to 46, counted on pictures i took, and 8 Caspian gulls and 4 Yellow legged with some not so classic near adult Caspian gulls.

YLG below 3CY

Near adult Caspian type

Snow Buntings

Lastly 3 Spoonbills were a nice surprise, distant and only in flight but good anyway.

Finally i nipped over to Boyton, where the Cattle Egret was still present. Nice end to the weekend.

November 2024

 November 23rd 

I had a very Disappointing seawatch from East Lane this am. 1 Velvet Scoter, 1 great crested grebe, handful of Brent's and a golden plover.

Nipped back to Hollesley and spent most of the day watching the gulls come and go with a minimum of 16 Caspian Gulls and 6 yellow legged gulls of all ages. A Kittiwake was a nice surprise as was a Cattle Egret.

Caspian gulls 

And Yellow legged Gulls

A couple of nice Northern Herring gulls Adult and 1st winter

Then the Kittiwake and Cattle Egret.

Also on site White fronts and a few Stonechats.

30th November

Hollesley this am. 1 spotted redshank flew up river. 7 whitefronts, 3 Caspian gull, 2 1st winter and a near adult. Bearded tits. Peregrine. 3 Grey plover. 60 golden plover over. 1 Bl tailed godwit.