Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) Westleton Suffolk April 2026

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Suffolk bird news May 2026

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A pale morph Booted Eagle flew south over Lowestoft 16th. The adult male Pallid Harrier first seen in Norfolk flew south at RSPB Minsmere 9th and perhaps the same again was at Easton Broad 23rd. Single Black Kites flew over Glemsford and Hintlesham 29th.

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Highlights at RSPB Minsmere were a Gull billed Tern 20th & 30th-31st at least, a drake Lesser Scaup 12th Golden Oriole 3rd, up to three Temminck's Stint 11th-14th & a single 24th and up to three Roseate Terns from 13th

 

Highlights at RSPB Lakenheath Fen included a Great Reed Warbler 1st, a male Red-footed Falcon 23rd and a Purple Heron 26th.  Another Great Reed Warbler was at Bawdsey 31st. A male Red-footed Falcon was also at SWT Carlton Marshes 4th-8th and four Black winged Stilts were there 3rd plus a Temminck’s Stint 15th.

 

Other single Temminck’s Stints were at SWT Trimley Marshes 11th,

Tinker's Marshes 17th and Kessingland Beach 25th and up to two were at RSPB Boyton Marsh 25th& 28th.

 

Highlights at Landguard NR were a Melodious warbler 3rd, a Western Subalpine Warbler 22nd, a Tawny Pipit 1st, Wood Warbler 2nd and Pied Flycatcher 3rd. A Tawny Pipit was at Shingle Street 5th.

 

A first summer male Woodchat Shrike was at Dunwich Heath 2nd. The singing male Iberian Chiffchaff remained at Westleton Heath until 16th. and another was reported at Assington 26th. A Zitting Cisticola remained at Walberswick.

 

A Hoopoe was at Covehithe 2nd and at Lowestoft 11th- 20th. A Golden Oriole  was at Weybread Pits 24th. A flock of about twenty European Bee-eaters was at RSPB Hollesley Marsh 25th and at least two over Dunwich 31st. 

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