Wednesday, 25 December 2024

Merry Christmas

A gentle SW wind. Drizzle occasionally and a sea mist by the afternoon.
This lovely Robin made from autumn leaves is from Jean

Heysham skear (Malcolm)
Just a quick check this morning on the ebbing tide.
Pale-bellied Brent goose 10 at least. None initially then 2, 2, 4 and 2 arrived from the west.
Brent geese over the emerging skear

Pink-Footed goose 171 - two skeins 61 and 110 to NW.
Eider 112 - these are some of them

Male and female Eiders

Female and male Eiders

This male was eating mussels onshore.

Oystercatcher 1500
Knot 600
Curlew 20
Redshank 30
Turnstone 30

Later there were 34 Pale-bellied Brent off knowlys Rd - Mohammed H

Another lovely card, this one by Howard