Very strong SW wind driving heavy rain all day. 4.5cm fell during daylight hours. Although falling isn't the correct adjective, most of the time it was almost horizontal!
There was only me daft enough to venture out - Malcolm
South shore
Pale-bellied Brent goose 29 flew south from Red Nab.
Wigeon c30 around Red Nab
Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab
Nothing along the sea wall except the regular gulls and nothing in the harbour. It always puzzles me why more birds don't take advantage of the harbour's shelter in these conditions.
Linnet 2 near the waterfall
I took a breather in the lee of the lighthouse, at least I could unstash my camera there.
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| It was pretty wild |
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| A pair of Red-breasted Merganser flew out |
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| Male Red-breasted Merganser |
Heliport towards high water
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| Knot and Oystercatcher hunkered down behind the sea wall |
Middleton Nature Reserve - main pond
Just a passing car bound check
Mute Swan 1 adult male and an immature
Mallard pair
Tufted Duck pair
Little grebe 1
The Tufted were feeding. It couldn't have been any wetter underwater than above!
Cetti's warbler one burst of song |
| This is the Rookery at the southern edge of the recording area, on Middleton Rd opposite the horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall. At least ten nests |
And this Green Sandpiper was on the other side of the road in the horse paddock. Just beyond the gate on to Middleton Rd.
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| Looking through the bars of the gate to Middleton Rd |
Every day I put a string of peanuts in shells on top of my bird table. Some days Jays get to them first, other days the grey squirrels beat them to it. Today the squirrels had cleared them before two Jays arrived, so the Jays began looking for the ones that the squirrels have buried, at least I won't have too much moss to rake out of my lawn! Watch out for the Jay flashing its crown in this clip.
Every time that I put a trowel anywhere in my garden, I invariably find a peanut in its shell, so I am sure the Jays would have found some eventually.
