Pathways

Call in today to check track camera on site. This was the first time it actually got some images. RAT, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, WOOD PIGEON, MAGPIE, SONG THRUSH, BLACKBIRD.

The wildfowl count was low compared with the last few weeks, but not disappointing. GREY HERON standing on the ice and BLACK HEADED GULL doing the same. GADWALL 32, MALLARD, WIGEON 2, TUFTED DUCK 1, LITTLE GREBE 3, MOORHEN 5.

Waveney Forest and Green Lane.

Not the best day as the old boy forgot his tripod and that is what you call getting old. No excuse. First call was Green Lane, Lound which produced well with 7 YELLOWHAMMER and a few CHAFFINCH as well as 3 BLACKBIRD and a small flock of WOOD PIGEON. From there to Waveney Forest. But with nothing to lean on I stood little chance of gaining any sight of anything. KESTREL was the best with three MARSH TIT and a single COAL TIT. GREY HERON, MUTE SWAN. 5 WREN, 2 ROBIN,

Pathways and Westhall Rd, Lowestoft,

This was no surprise, as these birds had been around for a few days. But a WAXWING is a waxwing and always a joy. So take a look at these pic's of the three birds had taken a liking to berries on a single Rowan.
Pathways: Produced a surprise in that a small flock of 7 MEADOW PIPIT seemed intent on feeding close by. Retrieved the camera track but nothing on it.

Blunderston Lanes, Green Lane, Lound, Links Hill

Just a drive round and catch up on some of our local birds, adding JAY to the year list at Green Lane. Also a perching COMMON BUZZARD and small stuff flitting along hedge row. A flock of finches flew of straw on Green Lane but only id was a CHAFFINCH.
Blunderstone was not a walk but 3 BLACKBIRD and a single SONG THRUSH was a good call.
Links Hill: With three MED GULLS and 9 HERRING GULLS as well as a normal contingent of BHG. Our usual rung med gull was on site.

Gorleston Cliff and Lound lakes.

Headed out to Gorleston for no other reason than trying to connect wit VELVET SCOTER managed it as well with three birds on view separate from the COMMON SCOTER flock. Bonus was a fly through COMMON GUILLEMOT heading North. A few CORMORANT flying the only other birds of note was 7 MEADOW PIPIT along the cliff.
Lound Lakes: Gave me the opportunity to catch up with GREEN WOODPECKER and COMMON BUZZARD as well as COAL TIT. List now at 53 with little effort.

                                                            Spring is not far away.

Nicolas Everette Park

Well it's that time of the year again. That is it all starts again, in my case I am just lucky to be here. So the year list starts again. With only 2 hours I managed a reasonable 42 species.

I set out for our local guy below who although I have heard, I have not connected visually with. So for the start of a year not bad bad.

                                       

Pathways and Links Hill.

As we gain time on the season of good will, time seems to run out. But a walk out is a treat. So is this GREY WAGTAIL on the roof of the barn. As for the lake the best bird was a BLACK HEADED GULL with a pink flush. Or as I would say roseate? I have been made aware that this flush is caused by it eating shrimp in the Baltic sea. Right or wrong it sounds good.

Links Hill:   A really large and prim COMMON GULL odd how they vary in size and build. This one was not diminutive at all. I also had a visit from a PIED WAGTAIL which was fly catching along the sea wall.

On July 18th 2018 Landsat 8 acquired an image of a phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. The largest ever.

It may be a good idea to look for birds with a pink flush as a response to this ecological incident.