Wednesday 24th May 2023

 

Don't feature Slime Moulds very often. Several records of False Puffball Enteridium lycoperdon this year on fence posts.

First Spotted Flycatcher of the year is overdue with a handful of other migrants noted including 9 Swallow, 2 Sanderling, Blackcap & Skylark. 91 Brent headed out over the observatory and out to sea on the start of their long haul flight to the tundra.  A Robin was the first noted since the end of spring passage on April 26th. No Robins are nesting here this year with this one a retrap of a bird noted here on 23rd & 25th May last year, but not seen since - is this just a late migrant passing through the area on two consecutive years ? Finally Black Red was singing from the Fort again.

Radford's Flame Shoulder was unexpected as all previous records in Suffolk are from the second emergence in late autumn. This fresh first emergence example suggests that colonisation is underway.

Ringing: 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.