Kingfisher consistent on these high tides

 The odd heavy morning shower. Sunny spells and a light west wind.

South shore (Malcolm) 10:45 - 12:30

Not many waders along the waterline on the rising tide.

Curlew 80 - most heading south quite early

Oystercatcher 60

Bar-Tailed Godwit 14

Grey Plover 12

Dunlin 12

Grey Plover, Oystercatcher and Curlew. That's No.2 outfall in the background 

Bar-Tailed Godwit, Grey Plover and Dunlin

The tide was covering the mud even faster today with the west wind behind it. The waders soon gave up trying to feed and flew south.

Bar-Tailed Godwits

Ringed Plover 8 and Redshank 46 close to the saltmarsh 

Curlew on the saltmarsh 

Around the saltmarsh 

Linnet 80

Greenfinch 4

Goldfinch 6

Reed Bunting 4

Wren 3

Robin 2

Greenfinch with a metal ring

Reed Bunting

Wren

Wigeon 118 arrived at the saltmarsh from Red Nab. At this point the sun was shining but a huge black cloud was approaching quickly, making for some interesting lightning

Wigeon and the looming dark cloud

Wigeon and nothing else!

Shelduck 3

Kingfisher 1 was flying around Red Nab again. This was the same time in the tide as Wednesday, as the tide is covering Red Nab. It settled briefly by the small pool just below the steel bollards.

Kingfisher

Just after this shot the rain arrived!

Imperial Rd (Malcolm)

I called in early this morning, but the only thing I could see or hear was a Kestrel. I was passing again this evening so I checked again, this time with more success.

Stonechat 1 male towards the middle of the marsh. It didn't look to be the same bird as yesterday.

Male Stonechat

Chiffchaff 1 was calling near the roundabout 

Chiffchaff and the roundabout signs

Kestrel 2 hunting 

This Kestrel was hovering over the roundabout 

Mistle Thrush 1

Roe Deer 3 a female with two of this year's youngsters 

They were quite relaxed. They knew I was there, but just watched me.
The teatime traffic was roaring along the bypass less than 20m away.
Later they, and the Mistle Thrush were spooked by a wagon with a loose
plastic covering, as it flapped along the bypass. No louder than the
others, but obviously a different and unsettling sound.