Friday 16 August 2019

Immature Kittiwake and Swift passage

On Thursday 15th August I raced down to Links Road in the fading light but the adult Little Gull had already departed. On Friday 16th August, perched on the sea wall was a fine immature Kittiwake, it stood up and then sat down again, before some unruly elements walked past and the bird moved but walked a little way and then sat down again. It then stood up and flew towards the groyne where it perched on one of the posts. I saw Rob H and we witnessed a remarkable 350+ Common Swift movement going south, some Swifts flew low over our heads, but the heaviest concentration of Swifts was over Warren House wood with around 60+ at any one time. Swifts could be seen anywhere from Belle Vue Park to Corton Cliffs. The bird sported a silver ring read upside down with the lettering EW72588 or 5. POSTSCRIPT: I have since learnt from Julie M that this bird ringed on it's right leg EW72585, she had rescued it from Haward Street, Lowestoft and the Marine & Wildlife rescue service had nursed it back to health and it had been released that morning (Friday August 16th, let's hope this bird continues to thrive). A massive big thank you to Julie and the Marine & wildlife rescue service.

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