Carl Buttle

Just flushed a Quail from north side of Benacre Broad and flew south

The male Desert Wheatear at Cley today, a very obliging bird

Nutcracker performed well this morning at Mundesley, my first in Britain since Westleton 41 years ago, and just like that one totally unafraid of the birders

Scaup Benacre Broad, 2 Spotted Redshank Covehithe Broad, Firecrest copse east of Beach Farm, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin

2 juvenile White-fronted Geese pool below Pakefield Coast Guard lookout

The Isabelline Shrike showed well this morning at The Hollies, Pakefield, supporting cast of SEOwl on the beach and a Snow Bunting further south, 2 Great Egrets in/off, also a very elusive Lapland Bunting

Firecrest in the copse east of Beach Farm

2 Scaup, 4 Sanderling Benacre Broad, RBMerganser and Purple Sandpiper south, a good movement of Shelduck south

Firecrest in the copse east of Beach Farm, Benacre, a Northern Wheatear north of the sluice and a flock of about 25 Whitefronts flew south

Juv isabelline type shrike Kessingland 19/10/2026 Another great find by @gavindurrant1.bsky.social. @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social

Just enjoyed the Isabelline Shrike at the Hollies Caravan Park, Pakefield a nice find by Gavin Durrant, was my 4th in Suffolk

Benacre sea watch all north juv Sabine’s Gull, 11 Sooty, Manx Shearwater, 3 RBMerganser, 2 Goosander, 17 Eider, 4 Little Gulls

2 Jack Snipe, Clouded Yellow pool below Heathland’s, Kessingland

Jack Snipe, Rock Pipit pool below Heathland’s, Kessingland, Clouded Yellow north of Benacre Sluice

Purple Sandpiper north of Southwold Pier and 4 Sanderling Easton Broad, Firebug Kessingland

Little Stint Benacre Broad this morning associating with a single Dunlin and a Ruff

2 Curlew Sandpipers, Garganey, 3 Ruff, Rock Pipit Benacre Broad

Nearly trod on a Short-eared Owl at Beach Farm, Benacre which flew off over the copse, a large diver offshore was almost certainly a Great Northern but only had bins today also a Wall Butterfly

Red-eyed Vireo was very elusive again today in the North bushes at Minsmere, first seen at 9.38 for a minute then not seen again till 1.30 when it showed a lot better than yesterday but still elusive

Managed to see the Red-eyed Vireo at Minsmere briefly twice in the bushes and once in flight, it wasn’t seen after about 4.30. It was my fifth in Suffolk

Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Stint, 4 Ruff, 9 Dunlin Benacre Broad this morning, the Pec was a lot nearer the hide today

Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Juv Garganey, Knot, 3 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, Hobby Benacre Broad, Raven flew north, Arctic Skua flew south and a close in Juv Gannet

Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Spotted Redshank, 2 Grey Plover, Scaup, 2 Garganey, 2 Hobby, Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff Benacre Broad, 7 Clouded Yellows, Lesser Emperor, Small Copper on cliff top

Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Scaup, 2 Juv Garganey, Hobby Benacre Broad

Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Juv Garganey, Scaup, 4 Knot, 3 Ruff, Hobby Benacre Broad

Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Redshank, 2 Knot, 2 Ruff, 3 Otters, 2 Garganey Benacre Broad

13 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Wheatear, Rock Pipit pools/beach below Pontins, Pakefield

3 Little Stints, juv Spoonbill Benacre Broad, Black Tern in large feeding flock off the sluice, Clouded Yellow cliff top, Beach Farm Willow Warbler

Wall Butterfly and Grass Snake, Carlton Marshes, very quiet birdwise with Great Egret only bird of note

3 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 12 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, c80 Dunlin, Hobby Benacre Broad, 2 Black Terns in large feeding flock of Terns off Benacre Sluice and Arctic Skua lingering on sea, Migrant Hawker

Pectoral Sandpiper and Temmincks Stint together from East Hide, Minsmere also Curlew Sandpiper and Whinchat

2 Clouded Yellows, Grey Wagtail Benacre Pits/sluice and a Red-throated Diver flew south

6 Little Stint, Whimbrel, Knot, 14 Ruff Benacre Broad, Razorbill offshore

Garganey, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 5 Little Stints, 12 Ruff, Common Sandpiper Benacre Broad, 2 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wheatear Pits/sluice area

What an amazingly showy bird the juv Red-footed Falcon is just north of the gull-winged bridge, Lowestoft

Redstart Beach Farm, Benacre this morning, on the Broad 2 Little Stint, 5 Curlew, Common, Green Sandpipers, 2 Knot, 10 Ruff, north of sluice 2 Wheatear

3 Black Terns and an adult Little Gull at Sizewell outfall today, earlier no luck with the Wryneck at Minsmere but Spotted Flycatcher and Redstart nearby, 4 Wheatear along the beach

Little Gull Benacre Broad today

Benacre Broad today White-rumped Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 17 Curlew Sandpipers, Spoonbill. Osprey flew south. Beach Farm/Pits Redtart, Pied Flycatcher and Purple Sandpiper

Common Redstart NE corner of Southwold Churchyard this afternoon

White-rumped Sandpiper today distantly on Benacre Broad also Greenshank, 5 Knot, 4 Ruff, Caspian Gull, Hobby, Wall butterfly north of Broad and Whinchat north of Sluice

Glossy Ibis (eventually flew off) 2 Garganey, limosa Black-tailed Godwit (colour flagged) 10 Ruff, 3 Knot, Common Sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 1st winter Caspian Gull, Hobby Benacre Broad, 2 Clouded Yellow

Benacre Broad 3 Spoonbills, 3 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 2 Hobby, Bar-headed Goose, North of Sluice Whinchat, Ruff

2 Spoonbills, Knot, 2 Greenshank, 12 Dunlin, 3 Ruff Benacre Broad

5 Spoonbills, Bar-headed Goose, 3 Ruff, 8 Golden Plover Benacre Broad, Wheatear north of sluice. Earlier 2 Pied Flycatchers, Redstart Kessingland Sewage works from gate to fishing lake

Spoonbill, 2 Green, Common Sandpiper, Knot, 2 Ruff, 3 Snipe Benacre Broad, my first Wheatear of autumn at Beach Farm also Crossbill, Clouded Yellow north of the Broad. Waders are distant

Was privileged to see a male and female Honey Buzzard this morning at Marsh Lane, Worlingham, thanks to Andrew Easton for finding them late yesterday and my brother Barry for the photos, they eventually flew NW into Norfolk

When l heard the Black Storks were heading north over Minsmere decided to head to Carlton Marshes and 3 hours later they finally flew right over Share Marsh/Peto’s till l lost them over Somerleyton, well worth the effort brilliant birds

Benacre Broad today Spoonbill, Bar-headed Goose, Knot, 4 Dunlin, 2 Med Gulls, Whimbrel, c200 Black-tailed Godwits

Bar-headed Goose Benacre Broad also 4 Spoonbills