Ness Point, Lowestoft.

Brought through little today except for a pair of GANNET flying North and 3 RED-THROATED-DIVER. Mind you it seems that the TURNSTONES like crackers.

                                              

                                                   

 

Ness Point, Lowestoft.

It again got rough at the Ness as the wind cut in again from the south. Yet another battering for the winter.
9 GANNET all being pushed North by the wind as where the CORMORANTS. But against it all very low flying RED-THROATED-DIVERS where heading south about 7 birds in all. Turnstones where calling from the shore with 5 KITTYIWAKES well out.
I also had a report back on MED GULLS with ringing sightings and sent High definition pictures as return. Also yesterdays report on the Fungi has been forwarded to Cambridge university for interest sake.

Loathingland Lake

Meaningful attachment with Corvides, how amazing is Fungi?

 

 

While walking along the north side of Lake Loathingland two CROWS where perched on one of the wrecked steam hulks. One had taken up position on the bow and the other was perched half way along about 20 feet away. The bird on the bow (We shall call him fungi) spent just a few minuets in the position but seemed very interested in something that was in the old timbers. Within seconds he had it in his beak and flew to a puddle that was 35 feet away from me. In my opinion he had stashed this food source and was now proceeding to dunk and then eat it which he did. (PIC 1) fungi took for pieces from it and eat them and then walked towards me. Not the least concerned that I was there and proceeded to hide what was left of his food source. The thing was that he had deposited no less than 12 feet from where I was standing. (PIC 2) When he completed this action fungi walked in front of me and gave me a good look. (PIC 3) and walk of to sit on his hulk again. Where the picture was taken above. I then went and looked for his stash and he was not at all concerned. (PIC 4) All this time his mate was watching but with no interest.

The following is a matter of opinion:

1. Fungi was using me by being bold so that his mate would be intimidated by me.
2.  It was also obvious that fungi's stash was well concealed as both the food item and the concrete rumble are of much the same in visual character.
3. He had in fact pushed the food source down between to stones and covered it by a leaf so it could not be seen.
4. I have no idea what he was eating but in my opinion his name is a clue.





Asda car park yesterday Ness Point today

The weekly shop and a look about. several very confiding COMORANT when a SHAG flew in and post landed for a while before flying west up Loathingland Lake. Also  several PIED WAG and three MEADOW PIPIT flying around.

Ness Point was in for a southerly today with literally hundreds of KITTIWAKES offshore with most birds around the North Holm buoy. I also had a single RED-THROATED-DIVER through and 7 GANNET. the best bird for me however was the single FULMER that I had close on in. Along side these I had 11 PURPLE SAND and a few TURNSTONE.

Meet Harry for 2014

Harry is our own herring gull, however sad that seems. But his real loyalty is somewhere else for he has a women which he does everything with except produce sprogs. Anyway he has been sitting for weeks now on the roof opposite with the soul intention of staking his claim, what for I don't know but as usual she is about but the relationship is rather fraught at the moment. The thing is he can be seen in pic below with his own ringing system which makes things easer. This has now been on his ankle for the last 8 months so identity of him away from here has never yet been confirmed but you just never know.

 



Ness Point

This weather is still holding up and either westerly or southerly. Today that as it is and reasonable wave movement as well. Several CORMORANT fishing close inshore with some further out. I also had 2 RED-THROATED-DIVER well offshore but identifiable. As was a really large bull seal who had a head for heights by the level he was sticking his up. Also 12 PURPLE SANDPIPER and 22 TURNSTONE. Also 7 KITTIWAKES following a boat inshore. One of these was a young bird which was good to see. Also our usual colour ringed HERRING GULL as well as 1 MED GULL.



Castle Marsh. SWT

Bright with strong south wind gave it a chill to say the least. Birding was  reasonable with 15 lapwing on the marsh and several EGYPTION GEESE as well. Why they tend to hang around the gulls is not obvious but it seems apparent that the two have some area of affinity. The gull roast was well up to 200 birds and movement n and out was continues. MUTE SWAN numbers where reasonably high but 9 left and headed of to Beccles. I also had a fly over COMMON BUZZARD at Barnby bends. There was also a KESTREL on the telephone lines as well. I also had a TREECREEPER as can be seen below as well as MARSH TIT, COAL TIT, LONG TAILED TIT, GREAT TIT, BLUE TIT, as well as CHAFFINCH and a fly through SPARROW HAWK.