Sunny Day and Great Birding

Eileen and I visited three sites in Lothingland TM59 to search for January flowering plants. We at first visited Waveney Forest Fritton where we only found Poa annua (Annual Meadow Grass) and Ukex europeus (Gorse) but try as we might we could not find any more flowers to add to our Wild Flower Society (WFS)As we walked down along to the River we met with birding giant Malcolm F from the Saints near Bungay, he was in the wrong place for looking for the long staying Rough - legged Buzzard. We took him to the outer edge of the reedbed where we soon located this fine winter visitor perched on a gate pots c 1/2 mile from the Norfolk bank. As we shook hands with Malcolm we say three Bearded Tits fly over the reeds.

We were really on a wild flower walk so the Rough leg was a bonus. I had no idea we would see it so well from our vantage point.

Next stop was the very muddy Blocka Lane from the Fritton end. Again only Gorse was found in flower, not even a Common daisy could be found. We did see a nice flock of c30 Redwings.


Finally we reached Herringfleet Hills where we saw a flock of Siskins.

This fungus known as Phlebia radiata and has the odour of cheesy feet, this was on an Oak bough in Blocka Lane.