Heavy rain started before daylight and continued till lunchtime. A fresh SE wind to begin with eased and shifted west after lunch.
South Shore (MD)
A early walk in waterproofs just from saltmarsh to Red Nab didn't find much.
Wigeon c150 flying around Red Nab
Rock Pipit 1
Meadow Pipit 2
Greenfinch 7 at Red Nab
Kingfisher 1 feeding in the large pool in the middle of Red Nab. It was still pouring down, fortunately the fresh SE wind was driving the rain on my back, so I managed to shield my camera to take this short clip.
Kevin Eaves checked after lunch and reported the Kingfisher near the freshwater culvert. I wasn't far behind him, but the culvert was bare. The heavy morning rain had washed silt through. The water may have been fresh, but it wasn't clear.
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| The groundwater run off through Red Nab culvert with a lot of silt in suspension, not ideal for fishing. |
It was trying its luck in the small pool near the wall, but this will not have been covered by the sea for a week and will be only slightly saline now. This clip is a bit shaky, but it is only to show where to look, although you need to look from some distance when it is this close to the wall.
Lapwing 258 resting out from the saltmarsh as the tide approached.
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| Some of the Lapwing out from the saltmarsh |
The sun came out briefly! I took this clip of one the four Linnet around the saltmarsh.
Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)
I just checked the main ponds this morning.
Mute, Moorhen unchanged
Mallard 0
Gadwall 17
Tufted 2 male
Little grebe 1
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| Tufted Ducks (drakes) - no problem looking into the sun today! |
