The rain held off till lunchtime, then continued for the remainder of the day. A light SE breeze freshened later as it moved more due south.
Very mild for December! No lower than 7°C overnight and up to 11°C this afternoon, and that's without any sunshine.
Heliport
These shots by Howard show some of the Snipe seen yesterday
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| They are not so easy to see once they settle |
Pete and Jean checked today
32 Knot
480 Redshank
8900 Oystercatcher
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| One Oystercatchers, was this Icelandic ringed bird |
North shore (Malcolm) 09:15 - 10:15
Little Egret 2
Pale-bellied Brent goose at least 63 were on the waterline out from the play area.
Then they headed towards the rocks, the keen ones flying others opting to goose step
Pink-Footed goose 32 SE then later 63 NW
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| SE bound Pinkfoot |
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Shag 2 at least
As I was walking out there were 150 Knot being chased south by a Peregrine. At least one other Peregrine was around
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| Peregrine Falcon |
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| One of the juvenile Shag high tide roosted sunny slopes groyne, another on wooden jetty - Pete |
Imperial Rd (Makcolm)
The water table was already high here, but it was 15cm higher this morning. Possibly why no Water Rail were heard.
Kestrel 1
Grey Heron 1
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| Grey Heron chilling out |
Little Egret 1
Stock Dove 1 south
Cetti's warbler 1 singing (once)
Stonechat 2 both the male and female were showing well
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| Male Stonechat |
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| Female Stonechat |
This is the female feeding.
There was definitely insect activity today a spider was constructing a web across a track I walked along yesterday. I turned back, partly in consideration for the spider, but mainly as the water was perilously high up my wellie!
