Yellow- browed first one of the autumn!

On the early evening of Thursday September 27th, met Joshua C staring at the bush where The "Ninja" Yellow-browed Warbler still in favoured bush just south of 1st shelter belt south of Links Rd car park along North Denes slope seeing off all Chiff- Chaffs straying into its vigorously defended territory! Seen well but briefly about 4 times and also seen in flight chasing off all the Chiff- Chaffs! Also the Barn Owl hunting behind us on the N. Denes as well. YBW called as well around 10 times.

Barn Owl on the North Denes

On the early evening of September 22nd, a Barn Owl again hunting over the Lowestoft's North Denes 6.40 - 7.10pm normally around the large bramble just north of the Oval this evening. It spent a lot of the time on the ground. An outstanding find by Julie, last I've seen in this area, was a Barn Owl flew over my parents garden at Corton Road (500 yds away) 1982 & Ricky & I had a pair a few years later on posts at Dip Farm before the shelter belt grew up.

Whinchat and Wheatears

On September 22nd September, 1 Whinchat was seen at Corton, seen by Corton OSW along the northern mostvfence, plus a female Whitethroat & Green Woodpecker + 3 Wheatear around the North Denes netposts & male Blackcap along the North Denes slope plus 5 Mediterranean Gulls (1 ad, 1 2nd Y & 3 imm's) at Links Road carpark, Lowestoft.

Devils Coach Horses

On Thursday, 2 small Devil's Coach Horse beetles found today, at the Burrage centre, James Paget Hospital, 1 in my colleagues office and 1 in the Burrage centre corridor, which were caught and released outside.

Fallowfields, save our orchids, save our wildlife!

Protect our Orchids! Protect our wildlife! Fallowfields proposed planning application meeting at the Waveney District Council offices, Conference room, Riverside, Lowestoft at 6pm on Tuesday 18th September 2018- I am speaking to object to the development of land that has had 2,967 Southern Marsh Orchids, 40 Bee Orchids etc, around 30 hybrid Spotted X Southern Marsh Orchids. The land also had breeding Blackcaps this summer, regular wintering Woodcock particularly in hard weather, Green Woodpeckers, Hobbies, Brambling, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat. I have seen a young female Blackcap visit the garden twice recently. The land also had Green Hairstreak butterflies, Small Copper butterflies, Broad- bodied Chasers, Grass Snake and Hedgehogs. Contact WDC Jane Murray if you wish to speak to object her e-mail is: jane.murray@waveney.gov.uk See you there! Pics follow of wildlife seen and much of it photographed on Fallowfields or the garden.

Dead Hornet

On Monday 17th September, in the morning, I found a freshly dead Hornet on the path bordering the Burrage Centre and the old bowling green at the James Paget Hospital.

Black Redstarts at Ness Point

On Sunday 16th September, It was great to see 4 Black Redstarts in the usual place at Ness Point mid morning, in the usual place at Ness Point this morning, I could hear the adult male singing as I arrived and there was a female bird just the other side of the fence. The male bird was seen around the tractor, what appeared to be 2 immature birds plus an immature male bird not as strikingly marked as the other male. Considering the plumage there could well have been 5 birds present? The 2 immature birds spent a lot of time by the northern fence area. I managed a few pictures but the arrival of the Lowestoft Bird Club chairman and his ringing gear, meant I decided to leave.