During the last two days Stuart and his mid-week team of volunteers have been removing tree guards from the Dock bund plantation. Well done and thanks to all of you for helping with this tedious task.
The good weather and southerly wind flow has brought more migrants onto the reserve, these include Chiffchaff (6), Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Sedge Warbler (10), Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail and several Sand Martins and Swallows. So far this spring it has been excellent for Red Kites in Suffolk and yesterday I had one over the reserve.
More butterflies are on the wing with both Small White and Peacock into double figures and the first of the Lizards have been seen scurrying on the boardwalk.
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Hi Mick,
ReplyDeleteI notice you have seen a red kite over Trimley recently, but my wife and I saw what we thought was a white tailed eagle flying determinedly across the fields as we were passing Trimley Primary School. It was travelling in a north/south direction and looked to be heading towards the Trimley Marshes area at about 12:40 today. Did anyone else see anything? At first we thought it was a heron, but when we looked through the binoculars it was definitely a very large bird of prey with very broard dark-coloured wings and white head. I contacted the RSPB at Minsmere and they said one had been seen on the Suffolk/Norfolk boarder on Monday, but they thought it had gone up to Norfolk. The bird in our sighting today was travelling south.
Sorry Paul I missed your comment, I am on a catch up mission at the moment, I have more paperwork than I know what to do with.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Red Kite several of us saw the bird and minutes earlier it was seen at Landguard.
Do think that you may have seen a female Marsh Harrier?
Enjoy your birding