A pretty nice day with light NW winds and plenty of warm sunshine (the wind still had a chilly kick to it though); birds overhead through the morning were highlighted by a Red Kite which flew south the drifted over across the port. Other birds included an influx of corvids with 21 Carrion Crows and 4 Rooks, a Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinches and a Grey Wagtail while in the bushes there were a few new Blackbirds, an increase to 29 Linnets, 4 Redwings and 3 Robins.
A pleasant little walk up the River Orwell in the afternoon from Levington Marina produced the highlight of 3 Scandinavian Rock Pipits on the saltmarsh which were starting to get some nice colour; other birds included loads of waders along the river with 600+ Knot dominating along with 30 Grey Plovers and 300 Dunlin, 2 Cetti’s Warblers, a Stonechat and 3 Green Woodpeckers.
A little seawatch in the late afternoon produced 3 Herons north far out to sea, 10 Shelduck north and a Curlew out.
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