South sea wall (Malcolm)
I battled out against the wind just after lunch when the wind was at its strongest. This coincided with low water, but it wasn't too far out as low water was only 3.5m and the SW wind was blowing it up the shore.
Little Gull - three sightings but likely all of the same adult.
There was one flying over the low water to the south of No.1 outfall
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Adult Little gull. |
You could barely stand at the roundhead, I had to shelter behind the lighthouse. From there I managed a couple of glimpses of a distant Little gull, before this one drifted into the harbour mouth.
.....before flying off, surprisingly quickly, to the SW directly into the teeth of the gale!
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Little gull |
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Great Black-Backed gull |
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Herring gull |
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Cormorant |
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This Cormorant, near No.1 outfall caught a Bass. |
Immediately it was surrounded by gulls. I don't really know why, as Cormorants always swallow their fish whole. Possibly they just look for any broken gill filaments. By the time I managed a clip the Cormorant was taking its catch under again. It turned out an awful clip quality wise, but probably better conveys what today's conditions were like.
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Redshank, trying and ultimately failing to rest on No.1 outfall |
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Wigeon resting in the lee of the wind on No.2 outfall. It wasn't a day for counting! |
The wind blew me back, but it was even harder staying upright. By the time I was back to my car I was shattered! And all the while, I hadn't seen another soul - Can't think why!