Sunday 17 October 2010

Suffolk: Dormice and Birds

Dawn when we left Foxton on our drive to Preistly Wood presented us with 15 Grey Partridges at Thriplow. The Dormouse checking in the wood gave us an excellent total of 28 Dormouse.

Tom with Dormouse Dormouse

Also seen were a couple of Marsh Tit and Buzzards and some interesting fungi.

Fungi
Photo by Tom

Not much room for this fun guy!

Leaving early afternoon we then went on to the Minsmere area. First stop was at Sizewell as the Yellow-browed Warbler had turned into a Pallas's Warbler!

Pallas's Warbler 
Pallas’s Warbler by Tom

On to Dunwich Cliffs were we tried for the long staying immature drake King Eider. After much searching, it was found, but only as a distant speck way down south of the sluice. A long walk was therefore undertaken giving us good views in the end. Other birds of note included a nice male Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine.