| Editorial – Mike Crewe | 5 |
| The changing fortunes of the Red Kite in Suffolk – Ian Carter | 6 |
| Sawbill movements at Ladguard Point, Suffolk, 1983-96 – Nigel Odin | 11 |
| Seabird movements and abundance off Covehithe, Suffolk 1994–6: 1 – Peter Dare | 16 |
| Movements and abundance of divers off Covehithe, Suffolk 1994–6 – Peter Dare | 37 |
| The 1996 Suffolk bird report | 48 |
| Earliest and latest dates of summer migrants | 169 |
| Notes | 170 |
| Rarities in Suffolk 1996 | 171 |
| A guide to recording birds in Suffolk | 177 |
| Landguard bird observatory, 1996 – Michael James | 179 |
| Suffolk ringing report – Tony Hurrell & Mike Marsh | 186 |
