Lovely and calm again with the wind having moved into the SW, cloudy at first becoming glorious, warm and sunny in the afternoon; there were a few migrants through the morning as befits the slight change in wind direction including some more new Blackbirds, 4 Chaffinches, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Fieldfare, 10 Redwings, a Goldcrest, 3 Greenfinches, 4 Meadow Pipits, a Reed Bunting, a Robins, a Rock Pipit, a Rook, a Siskin, 2 Skylarks and a Woodcock flushed at dawn.
A look at Trimley Marshes in the lovely, sunny afternoon produced the usual suspects with another increase to 45 Avocets, 4 Chiffchaffs, a Grey Wagtail, a Jay (the first I’ve seen in Suffolk so far!), 3 Goldcrests, an increase to 125 Shoveler and the Marsh Harriers being very active, especially the fine adult male who was one second carrying clumps of grass around and then suddenly chasing another near-adult male away across the river.
My first two Butterflies of the year were also seen with a Small Tortoiseshell and a Peacock.
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