Managed to see 220 of the 232+ species recorded in the TG42 10 km square by the dedicated local birders.

A total of 229 species have so far been recorded on the peninsular this year. December additions; Mandarin and Smew 11th, Long-tailed Duck 1st. Highlights; Great Northern and Black-throated Diver, Black-necked, Red-necked and Slavonian Grebes, Manx, Balearic and Sooty Shearwaters, Bittern, Great White Egret, Purple Heron, Spoonbill, White-fronted, Pink-footed and Tundra Bean Geese, Egyptian Goose, Whooper Swan, Bewick's Swan, Garganey, Scaup, Velvet Scoter, Goosander, Honey Buzzard, Red Kite, Hen Harrier, Osprey, Merlin, Common Crane, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Glaucous Gull, Little Gull, Pomarine Skua, Roseate Tern, Black Tern, Razorbill, Little Auk, Spotted Crake, Short-eared Owl, Curlew Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Grey Phalarope, Wryneck, Wood Lark, Shore Lark, Red-rumped Swallow, Ring Ouzel, Cetti's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Barred Warbler, Firecrest, Pied Flycatcher, Waxwing, Bearded Tit. Twite, Hawfinch, Ortolan Bunting, Snow Bunting, Lapland Bunting. . Otter was good value. My web site google search Felixstowe Birding.

A funny old year which despite another poor December, saw my 2nd best ever annual total and all without a National Rarity! Red-rumped Swallows were my birds of the Spring and the Spotted Crake the bird of the Autumn. Red-necked Grebe, Sooty Shearwater (seen twice by others virtually standing next to me!) and Great White Egret (several near misses!) were my big dips of the year while notable absentees from the Peninsular included Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Warbler, both Pallas's and Yellow-browed Warblers, Nuthatch and Red-backed Shrike. As always, a big well done to all of the other Patch listers - best of luck for 2011. Also a big thanks to the Peninsula birders for the flow of information. HIGHLIGHTS: Whooper Swan, Bewick's Swan x15, Tundra Bean Goose x19, Egyptian Goose x2, Mandarin (Peninsula lifer!), Red-crested Pochard, Long-tailed Duck, Velvet Scoter, Ruddy Duck x2, Smew, Grey Partridge, Slavonian Grebe x3, Black-necked Grebe x2, Bittern x2, Spoonbill x3, Purple Heron (my 2nd Pen record), Red Kite, Osprey, Rough-legged Buzzard, Spotted Crake (my 2nd Pen record), Temminck's Stint x2, Pectoral Sandpiper, Grey Phalarope, Long-tailed Skua, Caspian Gull, Glaucous Gull, Long-eared Owl, Wryneck, Ring-necked Parakeet, Red-rumped Swallow x4, Shore Lark, Water Pipit x2, Waxwing x40+, Barred Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Wood Warbler, Bearded Tit, Marsh Tit, Tree Sparrow, Mealy Redpoll x2, Twite x2, Crossbill x6, Common Rosefinch, Hawfinch, Lapland Bunting (x4+) and Ortolan Bunting.

212 species recorded of the 223 species for 2010. Scalby Lodge Pond was to blame for my lack of challenge on the Languard men, a dry pond from early May onwards cost me five regular waders; Curlew Sand/Black-t Godwit/Wood Sand/Little Stint/ and incredibly Ruff!! Red Kite continues to be my bogey bird, 9+ records this year and I still need it for Scarborough after 7 years of living here. And whats happened to Scaups?..none this year and I haven't seen one since Feb 2008!! Good luck in 2011. HIGHLIGHTS; White-fronted Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Garganey, Long-tailed Duck, Smew, Quail, Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver, Balearic Shearwater, Storm Petrel, Leach's Petrel, Bittern, Little Egret, Osprey, Hen Harrier, Hobby, Grey Phalarope, Pomarine Skua, Long-tailed Skua, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Little Auk, Waxwing, Shore Lark, Water Pipit, Richard's Pipit, Black Redstart, DESERT WHEATEAR, Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler, Barred Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Wood Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Firecrest, Great Grey Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, Hooded Crow, Mealy Redpoll, Twite, Common Rosefinch, Snow Bunting, Lapland Bunting. www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk

A record 245 species have been recorded within the Lowestoft Bird Clubs recording this year.: http://home.clara.net/ammodytes is our website. Grats on the 220 (sneaky late post but a fair patch) and to the Felixstowe boys who seemed to thrive on the local competition. Latest: Ferruginous Duck 17/12, Scaup 5/12, Iceland Gull 4/12, Red-necked Grebe 10/11, Great Northern Diver, Pom Skua, Red-b-Merganser, Razorbill 17/10, Pallas`s Warbler 12/10, Red-breasted Fly 11/10, Isabelline Wheatear 10/10, Red-flanked Bluetail (self found), Yellow-browed Warbler, Lapland Bunting 28/9. Great start to year with 111 on patch bird race on 1st. A fine spring on the patch probably our best. HIGHLIGHTS: Isabelline Wheatear, Red-flanked Bluetail, Red-breasted Fly, Pallas`s Warbler, Corys Shearwater, Honey Buzzard, Barred Warbler, Hoopoe, Wood Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Tawny Pipit, Dotterel, Spoonbill, Mandarin, Pallid Swift, Alpine Swift (3), Waxwing, Wryneck, Bittern, Rough-legged Buzzard, Red Kite, White-fronted Goose, Shorelark . http://www.freewebs.com/cortonbirds is my personal blog.

Glaucous gull, nice of it to stick around Alpine swift a jammy self find whilst on the phone to Justin, not so jammy but 4 self found Red-Rumped Swallows a joy to see.Honey buzzard a nice pale adult.Curlew sandpiper x 7.Barred warblerx2.Juv Longtailed skua.Icterine at last.Lapland bunting.Barnacle goose(what?).Spotted crake courtesy of Justin.Black tern.Eider.shore Lark,Stonechat!!!! Grey phalarope.Puffin,Little auk.Marsh tit.Snow bunting.Waxwing.Mandarin.

7/11 BROWN SHRIKE, Grey Phalarope, Long-tailed Duck. A fantastic day despite missing a King Eider; 5/11 Water Pipit; 1/11 Bearded Tit; 24/10 Little Auk; 23/10 Rough-legged Buzzard; 20/10 Whooper Swan; 16/10 Mealy Redpoll; 12/10 Pallas's Warbler; 10/10 Hen Harrier; 9/10 Long-eared Owl; 2/10 Red-breasted Fly 30/9 Richard's Pipit, Great Grey Shrike; 28/9 RUSTIC BUNTING; 22/9 Yellow-browed Warbler; 18/9 Goosander; Red-necked Grebe; 17/9 Long-tailed Skua; 11/9 WESTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER; 5/9 BROWN FLY (latter two outside Observatory boundary, so although on the Headland not counted in total). 4/9 Black Tern; 1/9 EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER; 30/8 Pintail; 29/8 Curlew Sandpiper; 22/8 CASPIAN GULL; 21/8 Barred Warbler; 16/8 Black-throated Diver; 15/8 Ruff; 14/8 Wood Sand; Ortolan; Wryneck, Icterine Warbler; Pied Flycatcher 7/8 Balearic Shearwater. Highlights: GREENISH WARBLER; Garganey; Tundra Bean Goose; WHITE-TAILED EAGLE; Roseate Tern; WOODCHAT SHRIKE; Common Rosefinch.

Site reached 201 (previous best 197 in 2000; previous individual's site yr-list record 182 in 2005). Winter highlights: WAXWING (23/12, new for site), Spoonbill (03/12). Autumn highlights so far. Scaup (20/11), L Auk (08/11) Goshawk (07/11), 8 Mandarin (huh!) & Y-b Warb (06/11), Purple Sand (31/10), AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (new for site) & Crossbill (17/10), Woodlark (12/10), PENDULINE TIT (new for site; 11/10), Sabs & Sooty Shear (03/10), Grey Phal (01/10), Pink-foot (new for site; 18/09), Lap Bunt (17/09); Green Sand (28/08), SEMI-P (22/08), Tawny Owl (19/08), 2 Wood Sand (14/08), Black Tern (06/08), Y-l Gull (23/07), Late-summer: Nuthatch (04/08) & Marsh Tit ! (07/07). Spring highlights: RED-R SWALLOW (27/05), Red Kite & Poms (23/05), Rosys (24/04), Kentish (23/04), Gropper & SEO (19/04), Redstart (17/04), Garganey & Osprey (05/04). Feb & Mar dead except 3 B-n Grebe (21/02). Monster start with quickest site 100 (by 09/01); Avocet (30/01), Coal Tit (24/01), B Redstart (18/01), L-t Duck & Firecrest (16/01), pr Smew & B-t Diver (10'01), Woodcock, Com Sand, aythya ducks (9/01), huge cold weather passage (06 & 07/10), 3 spp scoter (03/01), Bittern & Cirl Bunt (02/01), Surf S from New Year.

Not a bad spring... Found Buff-breasted and Broad-billed Sandpipers (both county firsts), Ring-billed Gull, Montagu's Harrier and Pec. Other nice things included two White-winged Blacks, Spoonbill, Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Phalarope, pair of Mergansers, Red-necked Grebe and a rare May Caspian Gull. Decent passages of Dunlin (flock of 130), Whimbrel (flock of 26), Sanderling (up to 10, almost ever present), Arctic Tern (flock of 80). Recently(ish): Turtle Dove, Sandwich Tern, Spotshank, Peregrine. Latest: Curlew Sand 27/8; Little Stint 30/8: Whiskered Tern 31/8; Purple Sand 5/9; Redstart 12/9; Grey Phalarope, Merlin 28/9; Rock Pipit 6/10; Water Pipit 9/10; Bearded Tit 27/10; Green-winged Teal 5/11; Long-tailed Duck 10/11; found Lesser Yellowlegs 20/11; Iceland Gull 22/11; Bewick's Swan 27/11; WAXWING (Yeah!) 28/11; Raven (Phew) 5/12; American Wigeon 9/12.

Latest (as of 24/11): Richard's Pipit, (Siberian Chiffchaff), Long-tailed Skua, Sabine's Gull, Common Crane. Highlights: nothing outstanding, but Buff-breast, Pec Sand, Bee-eater, Woodchat Shrike, (Golden Eagle), Lesser Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, Great Shear, Cory's Shear, Rosefinch. Latest sightings: visit my website. Full list here.

Jack Snipe Massive numbers of Thrush's and larks today 6th Jan including 14 Woodlark.12 Red Crested Pochard Harbour lifer Bittern,Med Gull,Red Kite,Blk T Diver,Treecreeper.R N Grebe(cheers Mark) Y L Gull R B Mreg.Spotshank.Little Gull(Good winter record).Fulmar.LRP Water Pipit Pied Fly,Spoonbill,Ring Ouzel,Gargany,lesser Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler,Green Sand Subalpine Warbler (Nice find Mark).been out and done a bit Glossy Ibis Arctic Tern Black Tern Honey Buzzard Wood Sand.Curlew Sand.Little Stint.Wryneck.Ring Billed Gull.Grey Phalarope.Ortolan.Y B Warbler.Med Shearwater Purp sand,Hen Harrier,Goosander,White Fronted Goose. A poor year for me but had alot going on a bit more effort next year (a mental note)

Latgest: Smew, Waxwing, Snow Bunting, Pomarine Skua, Great Northern Diver. Best birds: Lapland Bunting, Twite, Honey Buzzard, Woodlark, Green-winged Teal, Barnacle Goose, Bearded Tit, Pied Fly, Yellow-legged Gull, Ring Ouzel, Bittern, Scaup, Avocet.

Vast majority of this years birds On Foot From Home: More snow please, last 4 weeks have been superb: 30DEC_ x2 _ ARCTIC REDPOLL _ (tick)_. 23/12 Long Tailed Duck & Marsh Tit; 9/12 Red Kite (escapee Snowy Owl), 7/12 Merlin at last ! 29/11 SANDERLING _(tick), 21/10 Scaup. 18/10 Lapland Bunting (only my 2nd record). 14/10 GREAT GREY SHRIKE _(tick), Ring Ousel, Ruff, 24/8 Egyptian Goose_(2nd site record). 23/8_LITTLE STINT _(tick). 18/8Marsh Harrier: Spotshank, Whinchat, Redstart & Pied Fly (my 2nd) all on 15/8, LITTLE EGRET (tick), Greenshank, Crossbill, mid June 144 (156 OFFH) Hobby, Quail: 27/5Blackwit. 22/5 COMMON CRANE (tick). 15/5 AVOCET 12/5CommTern. 11/5Gannet. 9/5Wood Sand. 6/5Spotted Flys. 30/4Garden, YellWag, Cuckoo, Reed, Sedge, Swift. 23/4Groppa. 22/4CommSand. 19/4 Garganey, Tree Pipit, Common & Lesser Whitethroat. 13/4 RiNG BiLLED GULL 7/4House Martin. 6/4Blackcap. 4/4 Ringed Plover. 3/4 Whimbrel +(white wag). 31/3 Willow Warbler. 30/3 Green Sandpiper. 29/3 Wheatearx10. 26/3 LRP. 25/3 Swallow. 22/3 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff. 15/3Dunlin. 11/3GCGrebe. 10/3Shoveller. 2/3 Green Woodpecker, CASPiAN GULL 23/2 Brambling, Goshawk, Golden Plover, BLACK THROATED THRUSH 3/2 LBB. 1/2Peregrine at last, Oystercatcher back on territory. 29/1 (99) Corn Bunting & YLGull. 26/1Shelduck. 25/1 Black Necked Grebe & Knot. 23/1 BITTERN monsta Glaucous, drake Pintail, Gadwall. 13/1 Med Gull. 12/1 Iceland Gul. 11/1Mandarin. 8/1 Waxwing. 71, inc all 5 owls seen on NYD ! Kingfisher, WFGoose, R#### Duck, WRail, Woodcock, ATB & good luck to everyone in 2010. all 5 owls seen on foot in 37 mins

Guillemot (Common Murre)

Woodcock,Common Gull,Mealy Redpoll,Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Peregrine,Ring Necked Parakeet,Yellow Legged Gull,Brambling,Golden Plover,Willow Tit,Marsh Tit,Red Kite,Jack Snipe,Little Owl,Curlew,Shelduck,Raven,Little Egret,Dunlin,Rock Pipit, Chiffchaff,Kingfisher,Redshank,White Wagtail,Green Sandpiper,Sand Martin,Kittiwake,Wheatear,Swallow, Little Ringed Plover,Ringed Plover,Ring Ouzel,Yellow Wagtail,Blackcap,Willow Warbler,House Martin,Goshawk,Common Sandpiper,Whitethroat,Redstart,Osprey,Garden Warbler,Lesser Whitethroat,Grasshopper Warbler,Whinchat.Cuckoo,Marsh Harrier,Sedge Warbler,Tree Pipit,Common Tern,Reed Warbler,Garganey,Whimbrel,Swift,Turtle Dove,Arctic Tern,Hobby,Yellowhammer,Wood Warbler,Tawny Owl, Red Legged Partridge, COLLARED PRATINCOLE ,Sanderling,Spotted Flycatcher,Woodlark,Tree Sparrow Mandarin,Quail,Ruddy Shelduck, Med Gull,Turnstone,Black Tailed Godwit,Crossbill,Greenshank,Red Crested Pochard,Black Tern,Avocet,Scaup,Pintail,Ruff,,LAPLAND BUNTING,Long Eared Owl,Waxwing,LATEST:-Hawfinch,Bittern,

Another below par year on the patch (just two ticks, both self-found - Waxwing and White-fronted Goose): No seabird surprises this year, no Red-n Grebe, no Mandarin, and a complete lack of waders (no Wimbrel, L. Stint, Knot, Curlew Sand, Wood Sand, Bar-wit etc.) LATEST: Found 14 Waxwings (patch-tick) 28/12, found Twite 5/12, found Brent Goose, Rock Pipit and Brambling 9/10, found Great Skua 25/9, found Arctic Skua (3) 24/9, found White-winged Black Tern 10/9, Egyptian Goose (7) 21/8, Whinchat 20/8, Spotted Flycatcher 18/8, found Spotted Redshank 17/8, Ringed Plover 7/8, Med & Caspian Gull 22/7, found Osprey & 2 Ring Ouzels 1/5, found Redstart & Sandwich Tern 25/4, ICELAND GULL & Curlew 24/4, Little Gull 21/4, Grey Plover 11/4, Crossbill (3) 10/4, HIGHLIGHTS: Black-necked Grebe 3 (found 2) & Slav Grebe (2), Bittern (2), found WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, Kittiwake (2), Whooper Swan, Smew (17+), Velvet (2) & Common Scoter (27), Great Northern Divers (6), Scaup (7), Red-crested Pochard (30+)

August: Osprey, Wood Sandpiper (first new bird since May!!) May: Bee-eater, Little Gull, Redstart, Common Sand, Hobby, Montagu's Harrier. April:Cuckoo, Gropper, Greenshank, Ring Ouzel, Tree Pipit, Turtle Dove, Whimbrel, Bar-wit, Garganey. March: LRP, Rock Pipit, Avocet, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Pintail, Dunlin, Oyk. January/February: Bewick's Swan, Smew, Bittern, Brent Goose, Hen Harrier, Taiga Bean Goose, Bearded Tit, Woodcock, Water Pipit. Check out my blog: www.birdingdad.blogspot.com,

Highlights: Kingfisher, Hen Harrier, Red Kite, Woodcock (patch tick), Brambling, Great Crested Grebe, Whooper Swan, Red-backed Shrike (patch tick), Wilson's Petrel (patch tick), Great Shearwater, Grey Plover (3rd for patch), Whinchat (1st since '06!), Wryneck (x3), Melodious Warbler, Ortolan Bunting (patch tick), Yellow-browed Warbler, Gadwall (patch tick). Latest: Gadwall 10/12. check out www/surfbirds.com/blog/colinb

Highlights: Smew X16, Red-crested Pochard, Goosander X4, Caspian Gull X2, Yellow-legged Gull X4, Bittern X3, Bewick's Swan, Tree Pipit, Grasshopper Warbler, Great White Egret, Montagu's Harrier, Red Kite, Avocet, Temminck's Stint, Red-footed Falcon, Blue-winged Teal, Long-tailed Duck.
Latest: 16/11 Ouse Fen - Short-eared Owl. 17/11 Fen Drayton Lakes - Long-tailed Duck. 22/11 Fen Drayton Lakes - Goldcrest. 29/11 Fen Drayton Lakes - Bearded Tit. 19/12 Fen Drayton Lakes - Pink-footed Goose.

Scaup. 1st for 13years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Highlights CASPIAN GULL/BEARDED TIT/MANDARIN/WOODCOCK/BITTERN/BLACK REDSTART/SE Owls/Barn Owls/Little Owl/Egyptian Geese/Garganey

Little Egret, Pink-footed Goose, Great Grey Shrike, Whimbrel, Ruff, Tree Pipit, Rock Pipit, Merlin, Mandarin: Latest Barn Owl 8/12, Mandarin 31/12

Recent: little stint 22/05 greay wagtail, little egret 13/05 wood sandpiper 11/05 greenshank 07/05 wheatear, turnstone 02/05 Spoonbill 01/05 common sand, egyptian gose 29/04 Highlights: Cetti's warbler, Med. Gull, raven, barnacle goose, peregrine, yellow-legged gull, water rail, knot, osprey, garganey, SPOONBILL, turnstone, wood sandpiper, greenshank. little stint Blog: Port Meadow Birding

(134 for Tramore Bay as a whole.) Brownstown highlights: Iberian Chiffchaff (1st Irish), pending Yelkouan Shearwater, Osprey (1st site), Water Rail (3rd), Grey Plover (2nd), Jack Snipe (1st), Barred Warbler, Lapland Bunting.

Woodlark and Firecrest recently. 6/1 Dartford Warbler, Black Redstart. Just moved here so a fresh challenge! All common birds at the moment, best so far Sandwich Tern, Water Pipit, Twite, Snow Bunting and Yellow-legged Gull.

Patch is Howick, near Craster, North Northumberland. So far (28/03/10) highlights are Raven, Shorelark, Snow Bunting, Twite, Peregrine, Merlin, Water Rail, Med Gull, Crossbill, Green Woodpecker, Brambling, RT Diver, Whooper Swan, Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, Woodcock. See full list at www.boulmerbirder.blogspot.com

16/10 Red-crested Pochard x2; 7/9 Black Tern; gap then Sandwich Tern 19/6 patch tick; 28/4 Common Sandpiper; 17/4 Lesser Whitethroat; 17/4 Green Sand and LRP; arctic tern and avocet 14/4; ring-necked duck 2/2; all five grebes by 20/1; smew first of two seen 2/1 and great northern diver 1/1 Area within southern bypass and suburban parishes bordering the city

No 100 16/10 Red-crested Pochard; 7/9 Black tern; 98 by 10 May all five grebes by 20 Jan, common and arctic terns, ring-necked duck, smew, great northern diver

LATEST; Great-white egret. HIGHLIGHTS; Great-northern diver. Little (2) & Great-white egret. White-fronted (5), Barnacle (c45), Brent (19) & Pink-footed (241) geese. Green-winged teal. Smew. Glaucous, Caspian (2) & Med (2) gull.

updated 01/08,Swift,Whinchat,Mute Swan,Spotted Flycatcher,Raven,Grasshopper Warbler.Stonechat and Peregrine added 19/10/2010.

Latest:- 22/3 - Merlin (Stubbin) - 21/3 - Green Sandpiper (Thrybergh Tip) - 16/3 - Tree Sparrow (Stubbin) - 15/3 - Little Ringed Plover (Over the House!) - 10/3 - Barn Owl (Stubbin) - 27/2 - GREAT WHITE EGRET (Thrybergh Tip) - 13/2 - Jack Snipe (Aldwarke) & Pink-footed Geese (Over back garden) - (6/2 - Wigeon (Thrybergh Tip) - 5/2 - Red-legged Partridge (New Stubbin) - 31/1 - Shelduck & Shovelar (Thrybergh Tip) - 23/1 - Pintail (Aldwarke) & Greylag Goose ( Thrybergh Tip) - 16/1 - Peregrine (Thrybergh Tip) - 10/1: Little Owl & Woodcock (Stubbin) 7/1:- G.C.Grebe, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Grey Partridge, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, Willow Tit & Lesser Redpoll (Thrybergh Tip) - 9/1 - Grey Wagtail. Visit our website at Rawmarshnature.co.uk

Little Ringed Plover,Dunlin,(White Wagtail)Yellow-legged Gull,Green Sand,Oystercatcher,Little Egret,Shelduck,Goldeneye,Marsh Tit,Goosander,Smew(3),Kingfisher,Peregrine,Pintail,6 Bewick's (2 juv) ,500+ Teal,Red-Crested Pochard,Red Kite,

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Red Kite