18th and 19th February Hollesley and Boyton

Spent a few hours in the strong wind and dull conditions at Boyton. Started with just a walk but turned into spending some time digiscoping the Firecrest and some Bearded tits. I did get a fly over Spoonbill.

Then today i covered Hollesley to Boyton, Hollesley was pretty good with 6 Tufted Ducks, an Adult Med Gull, 1st winter and Adult Yellow legged gulls, 3 White fronted Geese and 3 Bearded Tits in front of the screen. The Great White Egret was still here and Little Egret were increasing in numbers. 

Towards Boyton 80 Great White Egret 14 Barnacle Geese 30 Brent Geese and a few more Bearded Tits with at least 1 Firecrest still by the farm barn. 80 Species in total. 

 

February Hollelsley

So Now Im back to work, very little birding being done. however on patch this month, 12 Barnacle geese turned up at Hollesley but are now at Boyton. The 1st Winter Bean Goose is still here, as is the Great White Egret. Snipe numbers are increasing and still a small trickle of Gulls. Adult and a 3rd Winter Caspian gulls.  At Boyton 2 Firecrest and a few Bearded Tit. Half Way between Hollesley and Boyton a nice Short eared Owl. Maybe things will start warming up and birds will start to move.

At Bawdsey a surprise find was a Ring necked parakeet.