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Janet

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Suffolk born horticulturalist by trade into wild flowers, orchids, love the outdoor life, love bird watching with my partner Brian , travelling especially Costa Blanca in Spain. Shetlands and Europe.

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Good day on Dunwich Heath birding, plenty seen, a very showy Red Tailed Shrike, a crisp Yellow Browed Warbler. Five cracking Bull Finches, W T Eagle over, a close in Razor Bill, and nice to see lots of friendly faces.

05.10.2025 16:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was nice to go birding after a 6 wk break due to personal reasons. It was good to catch up with some familiar faces for the Zitting Cisticola, then to ATM where we got Greenshank, Green, Common, Woodsands Ruff Yellow wag,Golden Plover,Whimbrel,SpKnot,Thanks to Adam for finding Curlew Sand.

03.08.2025 20:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Another stunning day here in Croatia birds of note good views of Eastern Orphean Warbler, Blue rock thrush loads red back shrikes Golden Oriole's Black headed Buntings, just a few to mention, plus more wild flowers & came across this tortoise on our walk in the mountains.

19.05.2025 13:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just a few more phone pics of the wild flowers in Croatia are absolutely stunning.

14.05.2025 17:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Day 2 in Croatia

10.05.2025 19:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Six more birds to our Suffolk list, Black Winged Stilt, Whimbrel, Hobby, Swifts
Red Footed Falcon, Wood Sand , no birding tomorrow as getting ready for our holiday to Croatia.

04.05.2025 18:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Another excellent Sunday bird watching, Purple Heron eventually gave us views, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Bearded Tit, exceptional views of a singing Nightingale, and nice to see an early swarm of bees.

27.04.2025 18:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exceptional day and a half spring birding around Suffolk, starting with Wheatear, Little ringed Plovers, Garden Warbler, Redstart, Cuckoo, Spotted Redshank, Bartailed Godwits, Black Tern, Common Tern, a Lovely Male Whinchat, and then to finish cracking views of a Grasshopper Warbler.

21.04.2025 16:37 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's always nice to see slow worms in the compost bin.

17.04.2025 09:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great day birding on the Suffolk coast, some cracking birds seen, highlights were Garganey, Ring Ouzel, Little Gull, Med Gulls Nightingale, Cuckoo, Sedge Warbler, Green Sandpiper, Common White throat, to name a few.

13.04.2025 18:13 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Another good day out. last week, good views of Ravens, Dartford Warblers, Wood Larks, Spoonbills, today exceptional good views, of Male & Female Hen Harriers and Two Short Eared Owls from the mound at waveney Forest

09.03.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good day birding in West suffolk, several Red Kites, lovely tree sparrows, then on to Lackford for Redpolls, fantastic water rail under the feeders, showing well, plus Nuthatch, Coal tit, Song Thrush, then onto Brandon Country Park and finish the day with 2 Firecrests.

16.02.2025 17:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Afternoon birding around King's fleet, resulting in a good number of Yellow hammer, Reed Buntings, Corn Bunting, Ring Plovers, Grey & Golden plover's and a fly over L. Redpoll.

08.02.2025 16:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good day, out birding in glorious weather. Highlights of the day were Marsh tit, Common Cranes, Kingfisher, fly by Grey Plover, Water Pipit, Pochard.

02.02.2025 19:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good day all round, starting with 6 Hawfinches at Sotterley and then onto Ellough for 7 Grey Partridges, then to Henham quarry for 5 Cattle Egrets, then to Thorpeness for 7 Velvet Scoters close in then onto the meare only to find it frozen solid not a bad day

12.01.2025 17:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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