An arrival of migrants during thunderstorms this afternoon included a Redstart, four Wheatears, a Black Redstart, a Blackcap and two Chiffchaffs on Carr Naze, and a Pied Flycatcher, a Firecrest, 15 Willow Warblers and a Garden Warbler in the Top Scrub area. The Short Hedge area hosted a Whinchat, a Wheatear, 18 Yellowhammers, two Yellow […]
A pleasingly busy day, with a male Pied Flycatcher in Arndale this evening, a Tree Pipit and four Wheatears on Carr Naze, a Tree Pipit, a Ring Ouzel, a Fieldfare and a White Wagtail at Short Hedge, two Ring Ouzels, a Greenshank and two Grasshopper Warblers at the Tip, a Greenshank at the Dams, the […]
Incoming migrants continue to arrive over the last two days, with the first Common and Lesser Whitethroats on 21st (yesterday) at Top Scrub and East Lea respectively along with 10 Willow Warblers, eight Blackcaps and redpoll and Siskin at the former on the same day and three Reed Warblers, eight Willow Warblers a Redwing at […]
A busy and productive day today, with highlights including both Firecrest and Mealy Redpoll trapped at Top Scrub, Hooded Crow in the same area, Grasshopper Warbler still on the Tip, Common Redstart on Long Hedge, Little Ringed Plover at the Dams, Avocet over the bay, Green Sandpiper, four Redwings, two Marsh Harriers and three Yellow […]
At least ten Bottlenose Dolphins spent the early afternoon in the bay, while a (the?) Hooded Crow was over Top Scrub, as was a male Marsh Harrier, while a Grasshopper Warbler reeled from the Tip, a (the?) male Garganey was at the Dams, five Wheatears wew in the Carr Naze area, and a Common Redstart […]
A busy day with a gentler (but still cool) east-south-easterly airflow and sunny skies by the afternoon. Early on, a Merlin went east off Carr Naze and 256 Common Gulls went south in 45 minutes, with a Great Northern Diver off the Brigg. This afternoon, an Osprey went north, a Hooded Crow went south, a […]
The cold north-easterlies finally weakened and a hint of south-easterly crept in by the afternoon, with new arrivals including a Wheatear, a Yellow and two Grey Wagtsils at East Lea, two Wheatears on Carr Naze, 20 Swallows and 10 Sand Martins at the Dams, and a scattering of commoner warblers in the hedges and woodland. […]
A Great Egret is at the Dams today, with four Sand Martins and 392 Common Gulls past the Gap. Yesterday (13th), two Willow Warblers, five Chiffchaffs and four Blackcaps were in the Dams / East Lea area, where there were also 29 Oystercatchers, 37 Wigeon, a male Pochard, single figures of all three hirundines, two […]
An Arctic Tern went north and two Sandwich Terns went south this morning, as did two Red-breasted Mergansers, with another off the Brigg and further wildfowl movement included 13 Common Scoters and three Eiders south. Two Great Northern Divers remain in situ, five Sand Martins and a Chiffchaff were in the Carr Naze area where […]
A quieter few days, with two Sand Martin around Carr Naze and the male Garganey at the Dams being the highlights today. Yesterday (8th), a Great Northern Diver remained in the bay, a Blue Fulmar went north and a Wheatear and four Sand Martins were in the Carr Naze area, while on 7th, two Great […]