What have you seen

Oneputt

Do you have any idea what has happened to the 'BINS' (Birding information network Suffolk) website.

I am assuming you are familiar with this site, apologies if you are not.  It was my go to site for bird info.

I am trying to pin down a Waxwing location locally to NR14....

Regards.

When we came through the Indre Department on Friday we had 20 common Cranes going over and have just looked at the migration website and it seems they are later this year moving south seems over 90,000 on the move today so will keep an eye out for more going over and will be in the Brenne tomorrow so will take the bins with me.

I think migration in general is a bit later this year RK.

Enjoy your trip to La Brenne.

Migration patterns for lots of creatures over the last few decades have generally been shifting to a later date. Just been reading about Berwick swans and the fact that fewer are now bothering to make their way to those traditional wintering lands in the UK. What is this telling us?

I have also read re Bewick swans  not so many at Slimbridge etc.

Well went to the Brenne yesterday and a lot of Cattle Egrets, Little Egrets and Great Egrets but not much else to see as most places were very muddy and did not have wellies with me.

There is supposed to be a Purple Night Heron around here but not see it yet will have a look tonight as our last night here.

Is that the home of French Whisky, RK? have you tried it?
Quite a few little and one or two greater Egrets around us, more seem to be overwintering with every season that passes.
A few years back we had a swamp hen stay for a few weeks. I often wonder what happens to these infrequent and brief visitors, our American Robin got taken out by a hungry sparrowhawk.

Not sure about the whisky mickysf as we do not drink it.

Just had 8 common cranes go over the site and now on their way south seems yesterday was a good day as weather conditions were good and today although a chilly north east wind.

Hey GL,

just come across you post.  I used to use Terry Dactyl of Lowestoft Birders club but the have now goon over to Twitter.

Looking at todays news 6 were reported at junction of Westhall Road and Wisset Way.

For general search I Google ‘Waxwing Search’ and that comes up with a nation wide listing.  Hope this helps

Went to the edge of Cley village and spotted 26 Cattle Egrets, 2 Little egrets and a Great Egret, all in the same field.  On to Holkam Beach and saw 15 x Shore Larks and a large flock of Snow Buntings.  Lots of Ducks and Geese around.

May shoot over to Norwich tomorrow to take a look at the 50+ Waxwings at the Breckland Park

Green woodpecker, buzzards and a murmuration of starlings. Not like in the ‘old days’ mind when many thousands of the birds were witnessed. This evening a few hundred but a fantastic sight non the less.