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Just eight sites reported birds during October with the best being three at Snape Marshes, two at Minsmere and three at Trimley Marshes. Inland singles were seen at Lakenheath Fen and Redgrave Lake. Singles were recorded at six sites in November with the last birds of the year being singles at Hen Reedbeds, December 12th, Lackford Lakes, December 18th and Melton, December 22nd. The Lackford bird was the second winter record for this site - the first was on December 6th 2006. Counters doing WeBS counts on the estuaries recorded : Deben: two, Jan; one, March; eight, April; 23, Oct; three, Nov. Orwell: three, Feb; two, March; 11, July; two, Sept; three, Oct; one, Nov. Stour: 52, Aug; 64, Sept; 34, Oct. Once again the Stour Estuary held the bulk of the birds during the autumn period. WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola Fairly common passage migrant. Amber list. There were two April reports, which is becoming the norm as it is eight years running that Ăhis species has appeared in this month. There were as many as six at North Marsh, Minsmere, 29th and a single at Trimley Marshes on the same date. Overall six locations reported May sightings: Hen Reedbeds, Walberswick, Orfordness, 3oyton Marshes and Trimley Marshes all reported singles while Minsmere had two, lOth. Just three sites reported birds during July, the first returning bird being one at Bucklesham, 3rd. Minsmere only recorded singles, 18th and 24th, while Boyton Marshes had two birds from 15th to 17th with one remaining to 20th. Disappointingly August sightings were no better; only four records were received of singles from Minsmere, 15th, Orfordness, 14th, Trimley Marshes, 9th and 15th and Hinderclay Slurry Pool, in the west, 23rd. A single at Trimley Marshes, September 3rd and one at Southwold Boating Lake, September 1 Oth and 13th were the last of what was a very poor year for this wader in Suffolk. COMMON REDSHANK Tringa totanus Common winter visitor and passage migrant. Declining resident. Amber list. Eleven coastal sites reported confirmed breeding in 2010, with another two as probable, f h e totals of the main reserves show mixed fortunes in comparison with 2009, figures in brackets:Hen Reedbeds: one (two). Dingle Marshes: nine (ten). Minsmere Scrape: 13 (nine). Minsmere levels: 11 (11). North Warren: 24(13). Orfordness: 15-18(17-22). Other confirmed sites included Abbey Farm (Snape), Snape Warren, Boyton Marshes, Trimley Marshes and Levington. Inland breeding was confirmed at Gifford's Hall (Stokeby-Nayland) and Higham St Mary, with three other sites showing possible breeding. Maximum monthly figures and WeBS data on our estuaries outside of the breeding season:Minsmere* Blyth Alde/Ore Orfordness* Deben Orwell Stour * monthly maxima
Jan 3 640
Feb 4 486
Mar 17 281
20
10
108
177 1361 1458 778
129 1103 768 150
168 933 752 131
89
Apr 24 14
528 166 139
Aug 58
715
Sep 1 393 1613 331 1213
Oct 1 334 56 142 2064 885 590
Nov Dee 4 133 458 2551 45 12 428 182 1737 551 702 239 1049 88