Suffolk bird news May 2025

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A pale morph Booted Eagle flew over SWT Carlton Marshes 7th & 11th and south over Lakenheath 21st.

 

There were up to ten Red-footed Falcons at least at SWT Carlton Marshes 2nd-15th. Single Red-footed Falcons were at Giffords Flash 1st, Landguard NR 2nd & 4th, Cavenham Heath 3rd, Westleton Heath 4th, RSPB Minsmere 4th, 17th, 24th & 28th, Bawdsey 4th, RSPB North Warren 9th, Oulton Marshes SWT 15th, Dunwich Heath NT 25th and Easton Bavents 25th-26th. A Montagu's Harrier flew north at Cratfield 15th and a Black Kite flew over Stratford St Mary 4th.

 

Four European Bee-eaters flew south over Corton, Southwold, Thorpeness and RSPB North Warren 3rd and another flew north over Gunton 23rd. A Golden Oriole was at RSPB Minsmere 23rd & 28th. A Hoopoe was at Great Finborough 17th, Westleton Heath 23rd and Rickinghall 24th. A female Red-backed Shrike was at Shingle Street 17th and a Wood Warbler was at Sutton Hoo NT 4th.

 

A Red-necked Phalarope was at RSPB Minsmere 1st-3rd and a Black-winged Stilt was at RSPB North Warren 2nd-4th. Single Temminck's Stints were at Tinkers Marsh, Walberswick 1st and RSPB Minsmere 14th and up to four were at SWT Trimley Marshes 10th-13th. A Glossy Ibis was at RSPB Minsmere 13th-14th.

 

A Black-crowned Night Heron flew east over Kessingland 3rd. A Purple Heron was at SWT Carlton Marshes, another was at SWT Trimley Marshes 23rd-26th and one flew north over Aldringham Walks 29th. Up to two Purple Herons were at RSPB North Warren and Thorpeness Mere 3rd-11th and three were at RSPB Minsmere 17th and one was there from 30th A Glossy Ibis was at RSPB Lakenheath Fen 20th.

 

The highest count of Black Terns was nine at Livermere Lake and a Hooded Crow was at Lowestoft 21st.