Dismal!

It rained all day, not as heavily as yesterday, but dismal is probably an understatement, it never really seemed to get light! Almost no wind.

Heysham skear (Malcolm) 

I just had a quick look as the tide was exposing the skear.

Red-breasted Merganser 13

Male Red-breasted Merganser

They were mainly males, displaying to impress a female - she didn't look overly impressed!

Eider 34

Eider

Some of the male Eider were also displaying. The three birds that fly past at the end of the clip are more Mergansers arriving 

Little Egret 1

It was quite early in the tide and the waders were just arriving 

Oystercatcher 800

Curlew 10

Redshank 120

Knot 1,000

Turnstone 40

Some of the Redshank arriving 

Imperial Rd (Malcolm)

Buzzard 1 calling but not seen. It must have been on the far side of the copse.

Water Rail at least 3 calling

No sign of the Stonechats, they seem to have a different feeding area when it rains.

Not exactly wildlife, but this horse was doing what comes naturally.......

........having a roll in the wet grass.

Things are looking brighter for tomorrow, but only for the one day!