Easter in Suffolk. Birds, Moths and Adnams Ale

A long weekend in Suffolk visiting an old birding pal proved very productive for the year list with nine species added and with ticker on a family holiday in Sardinia I have moved further ahead. Scores on the doors are now Trondelag Ticker 80, Uncle Birdy 177.

The usual Suffolk candidates were added with Cettis Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Firecrest, Wood Lark and Bearded Tit along with Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Swallow and the very confiding Pallid Swift at Kessingland adding a little bonus. All told I managed 112 species for the weekend, which I considered a fair result.

We ran the moth trap on two nights which produced a few moths with three very nice ones in Oak Beauty, Brindled Beauty and Shoulder-stripe. Other new for the year for me included Red Chestnut, Small Quaker, Twin-spot Quaker and Powdered Quaker.