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.

January local stuff Hollelsey

2nd January

I Didnt do Hollesley today, I decided to have a walk over to East Lane instead. Lots of people about but i did still manage a single Purple Sandpiper. A bird i struggled to get last year until late on. 

Whilst chatting to other birders i rough counted the Red Throated Divers that were streaming past, maybe 1000+, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Guillemot and a Shag. 

January 3rd

Started my Hollesley year list with an Adult Caspian Gull, Tufted Duck and Great White Egret. Further along the river wall 70+ Russian White-fronted Geese and 108 Brent Geese. It was a wet and miserable day but 68 species noted. The Hares were boxing away.

January 9th

A Spoonbill was a nice surprise so early in the year, 2 Great White Egrets now on site, a Pinkfoot with the Greylags and White-fronts. A Bean Goose Reported and an Orange legged unusual Goose was on site that looked to have an orange bill at distant. could be just a Juvenile White-front. Originally looked good for Bean Goose but needs to be seen a little closer. 

1st Winter Yellow Legged Gull was a nice addition to the year list.

January 12th

65 White-fronted Geese, 3 Yellow Legged Gulls, 2 Caspian Gulls and 1 Great white Egret.

14th January

Spoonbill and Great White Egret still, the Whitefronted geese turned up mid afternoon with the single Pink footed goose, the muted Bean goose (juv Whitefront or hybrid maybe) was also here and showing closer. Its fooled a lot of people so far including myself. The bill sometimes looks orange but today maybe pink. A confusing individual. 

2 Adult Caspian Gull and a first winter, also a first winter Yellow legged Gull again. 

The Orange legged, orange or pink billed Goose seems im better at gulls than i am geese. 

Back to Work Monday