15th to 23rd February

Seem to have forgotten to blog last weekend but Gulls are dominating again. All at Hollesley

14th Feb
After work Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher 30+ Whitefronts and a Tawny owl calling from its roost site which ive now found.

15th Feb
Water Pipit, 2 Adult Yellow Legged Gulls and 70 White-fronts. A Muntjack showed well. It was a very quiet day due to the weather

16th Feb
Much the same as yesterday expect 4 Lesser Redpoll now in the Garden

22nd Feb
The Firecrest by Shelbys Cafe sign was still about and showed pretty well although i still couldn't get a picture. Gulls now took over with a nice Adult Caspian Gull on the Scrape.

Returned after lunch to 2 possibly 3 Adult Caspian Gulls and 2 Yellow Legged Gulls, 1 adult and 1 first winter.
Below a pic of Adult yellow legged gull on left and adult Caspian on right.

1st winter Yellow Legged Gull below.

Couple more adult Caspian Gulls

Going away from the gulls, the 3 Adult Whoopers put in an appearance and this Greater White-fronted Goose x Bar headed Goose hybrid was on the scrape, odd looking thing.

Numbers of White-fronted Geese seemed slightly higher with 100+ Lots of Barnacle Geese too.

Finally i managed to follow a Barn Owl home late in the day.

23rd Feb
Lastly today a quick trip to the patch but not much new except a Summer Plumaged Adult Med Gull and a Summer Plum Black tailed Godwit.

Took a trip off the patch to visit Mistley, lots of nice birds but very windy so had lunch and took a few digiscoped shots of the local Black Swan.

7th to 9th Feb Hollesley

Finally spotted the Great White Egret that was very flighty every time someone walked along the river bank of Winter Flood. 47 Pintail too. This was the first views on the first day.

Managed much better views eventually.

It wasnt until everyone had disappeared that bird settled a little bit.

It sticked in the same area all weekend.

The Geese stayed too with C90 Russian Whitefronts and 55 Barnacle Geese.

The Moon was pretty special.

Today 3 or 4 yellow legged gull 2 adults 1, 3rd Winter? possibly in the pics, didn't notice at time? and a 1st winter. 1 adult Caspian Gull, 96 Great Black Backed Gull. 1 Great White Egret flew towards winter flood. 2 tufted ducks. 90 Whitefronts 55 Barnacles and a lot of wind.

Lastly 2 Kestrel, 2 Tufted Ducks and a Med Gull

Called it a day early due to the storm force winds and driving rain.

1st and 2nd February

Hollesley list from this weekend.
47 Stock Dove
80+ White-Fronted Geese

18 Bean Geese
55 Barnacle Geese
4 Brent Geese (Dark Bellied)
190 Greylag Geese
80 Canada Geese
3 Stonechat
2 Little Egret
33 Pintail
450 Wigeon
220 Teal
21 Tufted Duck (patch tick) theirs a lot of water on the scrape which must have attracted this number in.

2 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
58 Black Tailed Godwit

19 Curlew
19 Redshank
1 Spoonbill (31st Jan)
Large Bat sp (31st Jan)
100 Fieldfare

20 Redwing
4 Yellowhammer
2 Reed Bunting
3 Lesser Redpoll

Had Sunday afternoon at East lane where 7 Snow Bunting showed nicely. 3 Whooper Swans behind Oxley Dairy still.

 
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