Jon. Lyles
@candirj.bsky.social
If out always birding.if in real ales my drink.music my passion.
Walk along Lowerstoft promenade produced two C.Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern on groynes an exhausted Dunlin on wall. 6 Wheatear caravan/ net drying posts 1 Whinchat. And a feeding flock of L.T Tit plus great /blue withGoldcrest along Deenes side cliff with both Chiffchaff and Willow present.
August 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Walk along Lowerstoft promenade produced two C.Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern on groynes an exhausted Dunlin on wall. 6 Wheatear caravan/ net drying posts 1 Whinchat. And a feeding flock of L.T Tit plus great /blue withGoldcrest along Deenes side cliff with both Chiffchaff and Willow present.
Up to a dozen Turnstones on rocks along Lowerstoft promenade this lunch time !
July 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Up to a dozen Turnstones on rocks along Lowerstoft promenade this lunch time !
I see Look East did a quick switch from picture of Eurasian Curlew to Stone Curlew which was the bird they were talking about ! Woops🤣
July 15, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I see Look East did a quick switch from picture of Eurasian Curlew to Stone Curlew which was the bird they were talking about ! Woops🤣
Immature Peregrine one of four reared this year at local church a joy to hear food begging and seeing them so close to home 😍
July 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Immature Peregrine one of four reared this year at local church a joy to hear food begging and seeing them so close to home 😍
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I had a few thoughts on the results of last years Dotterel survey that I was going to make but then realised the one glaring omission, when are Dotterel predicted to be extinct as a breeding bird in Scotland?
Below line of best fit through the last four surveys - answer around 2030, in four years!
Below line of best fit through the last four surveys - answer around 2030, in four years!
July 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
I had a few thoughts on the results of last years Dotterel survey that I was going to make but then realised the one glaring omission, when are Dotterel predicted to be extinct as a breeding bird in Scotland?
Below line of best fit through the last four surveys - answer around 2030, in four years!
Below line of best fit through the last four surveys - answer around 2030, in four years!
A couple of window shots of birds attracted to the fat ball feeder a breeding pair of loverly Stock Doves Waiting for any fallen pieces from the feeding Jay.
May 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
A couple of window shots of birds attracted to the fat ball feeder a breeding pair of loverly Stock Doves Waiting for any fallen pieces from the feeding Jay.
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Shima Eneaga also called Japanese Snowball bird. Lives on Hokkaido Island of Japan. so adorable only 13 cm in size
May 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Shima Eneaga also called Japanese Snowball bird. Lives on Hokkaido Island of Japan. so adorable only 13 cm in size
The first is two of Nine Avocets at Carlton Marsh while overhead 14 +Hobby were hawking high overhead. Second is Bluebells in Gunton Wood.
May 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
The first is two of Nine Avocets at Carlton Marsh while overhead 14 +Hobby were hawking high overhead. Second is Bluebells in Gunton Wood.
Just reported 17 Hobby over Carlton marsh area Suffolk be nice now for a few Red-footed Falcon to come over now. Missed the previous ones that visited before as I was in Turkey where I normally I see them but not one as all here !
May 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Just reported 17 Hobby over Carlton marsh area Suffolk be nice now for a few Red-footed Falcon to come over now. Missed the previous ones that visited before as I was in Turkey where I normally I see them but not one as all here !
Today at Summer Leys Northants I was pleased to pick up an immature Little Gull amongst feeding Common Tern also a flyby Cuckoo in front of hide. The warblers were in full song when arrived which made a fine start to the day.
April 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Today at Summer Leys Northants I was pleased to pick up an immature Little Gull amongst feeding Common Tern also a flyby Cuckoo in front of hide. The warblers were in full song when arrived which made a fine start to the day.
Male Ring Ouzel and two male Wheatear today Kessingland near sluice gate area
April 24, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Male Ring Ouzel and two male Wheatear today Kessingland near sluice gate area
Kessingland near sluice today Male Ring Ouzel , Male Whinchat , Two male Wheatear , Ringed Plover on open ground other side of stream
April 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Kessingland near sluice today Male Ring Ouzel , Male Whinchat , Two male Wheatear , Ringed Plover on open ground other side of stream
Greylags with 5 Goslings today at Carlton Marsh
April 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Greylags with 5 Goslings today at Carlton Marsh
Brilliant views of a Bittern fishing in front of Bittern Hide Minsmere
April 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Brilliant views of a Bittern fishing in front of Bittern Hide Minsmere
Lovely early walk in morning sunshine paid off with 3 Swallow & male/ female northern Wheatear on Gunton Warren.
April 13, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Lovely early walk in morning sunshine paid off with 3 Swallow & male/ female northern Wheatear on Gunton Warren.
More record shots of the 15 B.T Godwits some showing breeding plumage
March 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
More record shots of the 15 B.T Godwits some showing breeding plumage
15 B T Godwit Summer Leys northants
March 17, 2026 at 11:40 AM
15 B T Godwit Summer Leys northants
A couple of record shots of Hume’s warbler in hedging at Sparrows nest park.
February 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
A couple of record shots of Hume’s warbler in hedging at Sparrows nest park.
Glad we went to Lowerstoft today ! The sun was shining / blue sky as well. Humes’s leaf Warbler was showing well. Stonechat was on drying post. Purple Sandpiper, Rock Pipit and Turnstones along the promenade walls. Smashing💥
February 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Glad we went to Lowerstoft today ! The sun was shining / blue sky as well. Humes’s leaf Warbler was showing well. Stonechat was on drying post. Purple Sandpiper, Rock Pipit and Turnstones along the promenade walls. Smashing💥
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Reform UK have rejected ‘policies involving the rewilding of productive farmland or the destocking of upland farms’, stating they “are not aligned with its principles or objectives”.’
Lest we be in any doubt about how disastrous Farage would be for nature…
www.fwi.co.uk/news/reform-...
Lest we be in any doubt about how disastrous Farage would be for nature…
www.fwi.co.uk/news/reform-...
Reform UK plays down Goldsmith role on green policy - Farmers Weekly
Reform UK has sought to distance itself from suggestions that Conservative environmentalist Ben Goldsmith is shaping its agricultural and nature policy,
www.fwi.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Reform UK have rejected ‘policies involving the rewilding of productive farmland or the destocking of upland farms’, stating they “are not aligned with its principles or objectives”.’
Lest we be in any doubt about how disastrous Farage would be for nature…
www.fwi.co.uk/news/reform-...
Lest we be in any doubt about how disastrous Farage would be for nature…
www.fwi.co.uk/news/reform-...
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A New Year gift - Rough-legged Buzzard along the back lanes en route to the Norfolk coast, near Gresham village. Initially hovering close overhead, drifted down into a field by the time I could safely stop. Sat for a while before departing westward. No sexy pictures. #norfolkbirding
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
A New Year gift - Rough-legged Buzzard along the back lanes en route to the Norfolk coast, near Gresham village. Initially hovering close overhead, drifted down into a field by the time I could safely stop. Sat for a while before departing westward. No sexy pictures. #norfolkbirding
Four of us walked to see Snow Buntings at Pakefield / Kessingland beach Strong wind from south over 100 S B present before being put to flight by dog walker. But quite a spectacular sight when in flight.
December 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Four of us walked to see Snow Buntings at Pakefield / Kessingland beach Strong wind from south over 100 S B present before being put to flight by dog walker. But quite a spectacular sight when in flight.
Two of a dozen Purple Sandpipers along rocks at Lowerstoft today also Turnstones and some Oystercatcher
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Two of a dozen Purple Sandpipers along rocks at Lowerstoft today also Turnstones and some Oystercatcher
For a small reserve Summer Leys keeps giving, this distinct Marsh Harrier today and a splendid looking Buzzard earlier this week.
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
For a small reserve Summer Leys keeps giving, this distinct Marsh Harrier today and a splendid looking Buzzard earlier this week.
Three Glossy Ibis today at Summer Leys 1 ad 2 imm, a couple of Redwings feeding on berries & Meadow Pipit numbers increasing !
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Three Glossy Ibis today at Summer Leys 1 ad 2 imm, a couple of Redwings feeding on berries & Meadow Pipit numbers increasing !