Lowestoft Birding

Notes on birds/wildlife from a nature enthusiast & photographer (copyright Peter Ransome)

Lowestoft Birding

Notes on birds/wildlife from a nature enthusiast & photographer (copyright Peter Ransome)

Tuesday, 22 July 2025

2nd Small Tortoiseshell of the year

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On Monday 21st July, at about 7pm, I saw my 2nd Small Tortoiseshell of the year feeding on Buddlea flowers in the back garden but at the ve...
Sunday, 20 July 2025

Back to the Broad- leaved Helleborines

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After a rain soaked weekend, I went out locally and checked on the Broad- leaved Helleborines and was pleased to see more had been caged bu...

First 2025 Painted Lady and then back to the Santa Maria

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On Saturday 19th July, mid morning after the rain had stopped the sun came out and I went pout into the back garden, a Painted Lady butterfl...
Thursday, 17 July 2025

Ruby Tiger on the front door

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On Thursday 17th July, at around 10.50pm, a Ruby Tiger Moth was on the front door and I managed to get a few photos of it, sadly I think it...

Broad- leaved Helleborines

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On Wednesday 16th July, at a local site, I went to put sticks around Broad leaved helleborines with the help of Paul and Jane where we saw a...
Monday, 14 July 2025

Trip to the Santa Maria

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On Sunday 13th July, Jenny & I drove to Yarmouth and parked by the South Quay next to the ship and had an exploration on board the Santa...

Green-flowered Helleborines

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On Saturday 12th July, a trip into deepest Suffolk first stop was for the now flourishing colony of 7 Green- flowered helleborines, moving e...
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Peter Ransome
Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
I have a life- long interest in birds, even enquiring rather precociously which species of Swan was pictured on my coat hook at Primary school. I learnt bird ID/calls through years of local patch work. I have served on the Suffolk Birds rarities committee. Highlights of any birder's "career" is finding rarities & finds include Red- eyed Vireo, Collared Pratincole & Pallid Harrier, Red-footed Falcon in Lowestoft & other rarities such as Laughing Gull, Savi's Warblers, Red-rumped Swallow, WT Eagle, Glossy Ibis's elsewhere & rare birds including Alpine Swift, Bee-Eater, Black Guillemot, Hoopoe & scarce migrants comprising Balearic Shearwaters, Spotted Crake, Kentish Plover, Temminck's Stints, Grey Phalarope, RC Pochards, Honey & RL Buzzard, Long- eared Owls, Golden Oriole, Barred Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Pallas' Warblers, Yellow- browed Warblers, Red- backed Shrikes, Wrynecks, Roseate Tern etc, + rare butterflies/ dragonflies finds: Camberwell Beauty, Lesser Emperor & Yellow- winged Darters. Love Orchids too & I give talks to local clubs. I am passionate about wildlife & saving habitat.
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