Thursday 18 November 2021

LANDGUARD - 2nd November

 Beautifully calm and lovely and sunny; a little selection of birds passed overhead through the morning including a Brambling, 57 Chaffinches, 82 Goldfinches, 7 Greenfinches, 16 Linnets, 7 Meadow Pipits, 3 Redpoll, a Rock Pipit, 49 Siskin, a Swallow, 10 Skylark, 6 Stock Doves, 702 Woodpigeons, a Woodlark and 2 Yellowhammers.   

On the land the few birds comprised 2 Chiffchaffs, a Jay and the Ring Ouzel still.   

Totals at Melton (low tide) in the afternoon included 120 Wigeon, 135 Teal, 5 Avocets, 6 Grey Plover, a Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Greenshank but the highlight were 2 Ravens which flew high downstream at 14:10 – my first in Suffolk!


Jay


Starling


Curlew


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