August and September ont patch

 27th August

Tom and i tried to see how many species we could notch up walking from Boyton to Shingle street, we started really well but ended abruptly when the heavens opened as we got to Hollesley.

Highlights however were Little Owl, 3 Little Stints 4 Greenshank, 2 Bar tailed Godwit and 2 Whinchat, 1 Great White egret, 25 Knot and a nice showy Kestrel.

I think we still managed 84 species. 

28th August 

The Red necked phalarope was still distant from screen at Hollesley, also 1 Spoonbill, 2 Wood sand and a Garganey.

1st September 

Red Necked Phalarope again at Hollesley and getting as close as it can but still distant,

September 2nd

Sea watching day at Hollesley, a really good one too highlights were 7 Arctic skuas and patch tick 3 Long tailed skuas, all picked up south and north of me which helped the records.  Hollesley pools, from sea wall. Red necked Phalarope still, 2 little stint, 2 wood sand, 3 spoonbill and 2 Garganey.

total 94 species. Managed to get to over 100 species today by nipping up to Minsmere walking from sizewell, picked up 3 Little Gulls, Peregrine and a juv Caspian Gull

Did miss the Wryneck however which was my target bird. Doh.

September 3rd 

Hollesley, Red Necked Phalarope still, 1 little Stint, 1 Wood sand, 1 Pied fly In carpark bush's. 5 grey wagtail over in a group, many Chiffchaff, and Whitethroat 1 Lesser Whitethroat. Sanderling on river. Yellow hammer on the river bank. Stonechats, a Guillemot on the river with a Grey Seal.

September 8th

Finally 3 Curlew sand on the scrape at Hollesley along with 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Garganey, 1 Bar tailed godwit, 3 ruff and 35 wigeon, a Little ringed plover still.

September 9th

Hollesley 2 wood sand, 3 Garganey, 1 Barwit again, 750 house Martin. 3 Ruff, 2 Greensand. Guillemot on river again. 7 Pintail dropped in.

September 10th

Hollesley to Boyton, 95 species today, highlights being 10 Curlew Sandpipers, 6 Bar tailed Godwit, Great White egret but best bird of the day was a fly over Bittern. 2 Wood Sand and 2 Garganey.

2 Spoonbill still, what a great day.