First Chiff- Chaff in the garden for 2026

On Friday 3rd April, at 5pm in our garden by the Honeysuckle and Jasmine bushes by the wall just outside the kitchen window, a Chiff- Chaff was prospecting for food almost at ground level.

No April Fool kettle

On Wednesday April 1st after work I left late at 4pm driving along the A47 south approaching Hopton roundabout, over the wood just west of the road i saw a Red Kite and 3 Buzzards soaring around like a Kettle. Maybe the same birds James W had seen earlier at Gunton?

Red Kite in tree

On Monday 30th March at 8.15am driving to work along the A47, just past the Corton Long Lane large roundabout, a Red Kite sat in the usual Buzzard tree in the middle of the arable field just east of the road.

RIP Whooper & dipped Eagle

On Saturday 28th March I drove straight to Blythburgh on the strength of a resting WTE on the estuary, unlike some fortunate people, sadly by the time I got there it had flown west, another message from Brian B. stating it was circling over Reydon Church, by Station rd, Reydon, I saw a Red Kite, driving to Potter's Bridge I saw 2 female Marsh Harriers quartering the reeds and another/ or the same Red Kite. Very sad but not totally unexpected to hear the Whooper had been found washed up on the defence rocks at South Pier. RIP Whooper.

Whooper Swan at Children's Corner, nr South Pier

On Friday March 27th directly after work, after picking up bins and the Nikon gear, I headed straight for the South Pier, one space nearby had me walking to the Children's corner, the fine Whooper Swan was still there sleeping stood on the beach/ waters edge, it woke up looked around, I took a few quick pics without disturbing it and after a few minutes left. A starnge palce for it to rest and I fear for its safety/ well-being.

Fudge Duck and Garganey at Carlton

On Sunday 22nd March, Andrew found a trio of good birds at carlton and I headed staright there. The fine male Ferruginous Duck was at the back with 4 Pochard, 3 males and a female. Whilst a little further west the male Garganey could be seen asleep with the duck just left of it was the female Garganey.

3 Brents at Ness Point

On Thursday 19th March, early afternoon, I drove to Ness Point and saw 3 Brent Geese, of the dark bellied variety, feedining on the jetty' finger at Ness Point generally half way along sometimes the birds would sit down and have a nap. I walked to the northern end of the point and on distant rocks I saw 7 Purple Sandpipers with 9 Turnstones closer in by the rocks. I was unlucky with the Hume's in Sparrow's Nest as it had been just been seen before my visit and it reappeared again about an hour after I left, despite checking the whole park, where I saw a Coal Tit in a Pine and the Oval and Flycatcher Alley, I couldn't see it.