Tuesday, 31 December 2024

A wild and wet end to the year

A strong south wind in the morning shifted more to SW and freshened further. Heavy rain began mid morning and didn't really stop again.

South shore (Malcolm)
I managed to walk out along the sea wall before the rain started, but walking back was rough with the south wind, at that point, driving the rain into my face. And after all that, there was nothing new!
Kittiwake 1 on its last day of being a first calendar year bird. Still feeding on No.2 outfall.
Kittiwake above No.2 outfall superstructure 

Pale-bellied Brent goose 14 initially on Red Nab, then south when flushed by the tide.
A few of the feeding Brent geese

The last of the Brent geese leaving Red Nab. The foreshore rocks in the background 

Wigeon 150+
Cormorant, also leaving Red Nab


Oystercatcher and Curlew coming in to Red Nab

Rock Pipit 1 at Red Nab

Nothing along the foreshore rocks

At the saltmarsh:
Lapwing 1
Reed Bunting 2
Surprisingly, no snipe were seen