Lee Woods
BINS Review of 2013 Looking back over the past twelve months it was another good year for the county in terms of both rare and scarce birds. While this report is not a complete list of species discovered during 2013, it does include some of the year’s birding highlights - enjoy! The early winter months consisted of the usual wintering geese, grebes and divers in the county that kept us busy, however, no doubt the highlight during this period, was the Blackbellied Dipper that frequented both sides of the River Little Ouse, Thetford. Spring was certainly in the air and the stakes began to rise; a Great Bustard that was photographed at Lavenham would have proved highly popular had it stayed! At Landguard Bird Observatory an Eastern Subalpine Warbler was found on the common and delighted the hordes that travelled to see this confiding individual.
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A stunning adult male Red-footed Falcon put on an amazing display at Lakenheath Fen RSPB for several days from late May, unlike the Pacific Swift that was seen briefly over the lagoons at East Lane, Bawdsey!
