A slightly fresher south - SW wind, some sunshine plus heavy showers
I started at the nature park just before high tide.
5 Greenfinch. 2 Goldcrest, 1 Bullfinch calling( not seen), 12 Goldfinch, 4 Long~tailed tits
Greenfinch |
Red Nab to the Saltmarsh
tide was in by now, 150+Oystercatchers resting on red nab, 4 black-headed gulls on the water, on the salt marsh c100 wigeon, 5 Linnet, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch
North shoreline out from the children's play area on the ebbing tide.
Shag flying low towards Heysham Head, 10 Bar~tailed Godwit, c100 Knot as well as good numbers of Redshank, Curlew and Oystercatchers.
Curlew |
Bar-Tailed Godwit |
One was followed by the steepest rainbow I've ever seen.
This was the shore side
It ended just west of the exposed skear, so it must have been about a kilometre in circumference.