Monday 23 March 2020

Last birdwatch before lockdown

On Monday 23rd March, on a very sunny day but with a very cold brisk east wind, I walked to to the sewage beds at Kessingland sewage works, 5 Chiff- Chaff were seen or heard singing from this area. Whilst on the beds itself, a male Pied Wagtail was seen and then a fine male first year White Wagtail that was initially camera shy, but eventually briefly came closer. In the closer bed, the "Alba" wagtail was seen under the rotating arms spraying the water about briefly (see rougher atmospheric shot = the header picture). It then flew to the back and then seen flying over to the adjacent bed perching and walking on the far wall and the top of the sewage arm. Also seen were 2 fine male Reed Buntings fed on the beds too. Walking down to the common area, a Comma flew up from the path and 2 Chiff- Chaff seen. A mewing Buzzard flew over and a Peacock butterfly also seen. Walking down to the fishing lake, a further 5 Chiff- Chaffs seen, bringing a total number of Chiff- Chaff seen 10+. I drove over to Covehithe and walked down to the Broad, where by the far end 2 female Goldeneye seen at the back plus 3 Tufted Ducks, 1 male and 2 females and Great crested Grebe. At Benacre Broad, no sign of the GND but 2 Avocet seen busy feeding at the back, the western end of the Broad. More erosion had taken place with the hide now closed due to the coronavirus and the sea only 15 metres away.

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