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Late news from Cavenham yesterday afternoon 2 Stone Curlew, 5 Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher, singing Chiffchaff, 2+ singing Woodlark 3 pairs of Stonechat and a GWE over the pits.

Sand Martin bank has been heavily disturbed by quarrying work…

05.03.2026 08:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Late news from Cavenham yesterday afternoon 2 Stone Curlew, 5 Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher, singing Chiffchaff, 2+ singing Woodlark 3 pairs of Stonechat and a GWE over the pits.

Sand Martin bank has been heavily disturbed by quarrying work…

05.03.2026 08:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Some late news from yesterday. A herd of Whooper Swans and 3 Bewicks Swans (1juv) in the Suffolk fens between Kenny Hill and Shippea Hill at TL6553 8239 showing well from the farm track.

Another similar flock in Cambridgeshire at TL5839 8631

#suffolkbirding

25.01.2026 10:28 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Green winged Teal on the Slough at SWT Lackford this afternoon, 35 years after my only other Breck record
#breckbording
#suffolkbirding

16.11.2025 15:41 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Nice shots Mark. Good to see you on Saturday morning, got there just in time before the bird became very elusive in the strong winds👍

07.10.2025 06:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nice shots Brian, good to catch up yesterday morning re all things SORC as well as enjoying the shrike.

05.10.2025 14:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cavenham this am Whinchat 2 Wheatear 5 Stone Curlew c30 Meadow Pipits 6+ Woodlark and 20ish Swallows heady SW across the Heath.
#Suffolkbirding
#Breckbirding
#CavenhamHeath

20.09.2025 07:17 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cavenham Whinchat and Wheatear this morning and several singing Woodlarks
#Suffolkbirding
#Breckbirding

14.09.2025 09:17 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pt2 the big shear count are my own totals with many more missed. The main action was between 2-4pm. The petrels and the Sabs were before 9am.

31.08.2025 05:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Had my best ever seawatch yesterday at PG. Wilson’s, Sabs, c1000 Cory’s 250+ Gt Shear Sooty’s Balearic’s 15 Storm Petrel Bonxie Risso’s Dolphin and Tuna Pt1

31.08.2025 05:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Lackford Sayers Breck family party of Stonechat 4+ Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat along fence line to the church.

On the Slough GWE, LE and juv Common Tern also Sedge and Reed Warbler.
#SuffolkBirds
#BreckBriding

23.08.2025 09:13 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cavenham early morning 53+ Stone Curlew on main Heath. Pill box 2 Tree Pipit Willow Warbler, Old car park juv Cuckoo. Pits very quiet all the Sand Martins seem to have left.
#SuffolkBirds

23.08.2025 09:10 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ZC still showing on and off in flight mid afternoon

09.08.2025 13:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Black Stork again at 8.30pm

30.07.2025 19:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Livermere early afternoon Ruddy Shelduck 3 Barnacle Geese loads of Greylag and Egyptian Geese 2nd summer Y L Gull 2 Shovellor and several active BHGull nests
#SuffolkBirding

15.06.2025 13:05 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Heavily cropped phonescoped shot of the Hockwold Washes Caspian Tern. When feeding along the river it occasionally ventured into Suffolk
#Birdingsuffolk

14.06.2025 17:42 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Caspian Tern still at Hockwold Washes at 5.15pm roosting on the mud at the eastern end

14.06.2025 16:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Later at Lackford Slough (mini Minsmere) Avocet 2, Common Tern 2, Marsh Harrier 2, LRP 4+ B H Gull nests 2 drk Pochard Kingfisher
#BirdingSuffolk
#BreckBirding
#SWTLackford

24.05.2025 14:41 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

A few sightings from this morning after the rain.

Lakenheath Sedge Fen to Botany Bay and oxbow lake area

2 Cranes and others calling, Bittern GWE Pochard 5 Shovellor 8+ Cuckoo inc 2 calling females Hobby Kestrel Red Kite Buzzard Marsh Harriers Bearded Tit etc no Booted Eagle🙁/1
#BirdingSuffolk

24.05.2025 14:39 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That’s a shame presumably just passing through although habitat looks ideal…

18.05.2025 10:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No sign this morning unfortunately.

17.05.2025 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Quail and Corn Bunting from Mildenhall Fen, Suffolk this morning. Turn up the volume 😉

17.05.2025 14:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Early afternoon on the Slough at Lackford 2 Greenshank, LRP GWE LE and 3 Common Terns as well as the male Marsh Harrier coming in with food and a pair of Cuckoo’s
#lackford
#Birdingsuffolk
#breckbirding

17.05.2025 14:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Calling Quail and 2+ Corn Bunting Hurdle Drove near Kenny Hill Suffolk at 7.00am

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17.05.2025 06:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

7 Black Terns Great Livermere Broad Water at 6.15pm
#Suffolkbirding
#breckbirding

12.05.2025 17:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some good Nightjar action in the Kings Forest yesterday evening.
#Suffolkbirding
#breckbirding

12.05.2025 05:53 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Caught up with a few migrant waders this morning, Hockwold Washes Wood Sand, Lackford SWT Common Sand on the Slough.
#waders
# Suffolkbirding
#RSPBLlenheath

10.05.2025 13:51 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hockwold Washes 10 Arctic Trns at 2.20am 2 Greenshank drk Garganey Curlew 6 Avocets

04.05.2025 13:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yesterday morning in SW Kings Forest Turtle Dove, Redstart, Spotted Fly 5+ Cuckoo Tree Pipits Willow Warbler Curlew
#breckbirding
#suffolkbirding

04.05.2025 07:46 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cavenham Pits yesterday afternoon, no sign of RFF, 2 Hobbles GWE, 2 LE, 2nd c/yr Yellow legged Gull, Kingfisher, Grey Partridge, Gropper, 50+ Swifts, House and Sand Martins and a pair of Marsh Harriers
#breckbirding
#suffolkbirding

04.05.2025 07:43 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0