The very strong wind died down overnight, but picked up again from the south during the day, but nothing like yesterday's storm. Rain pretty much all morning turning to occasional showers in the afternoon
Stone Jetty - Shaun Coyle 07:00-08:00.
Whooper Swan 3 south,
Eider 1050
Goldeneye 3
Red-Throated Diver 1 in
Wigeon 15 and 22 Great Crested Grebes on incoming tide.
South shore
I had a walk along the sea wall on the rising tide (Malcolm)
Only Black-Headed gulls feeding on the outfalls.
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| Wigeon leaving Red Nab for the saltmarsh |
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| Wigeon and Black-Headed gulls |
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| The breakaway buoy is still bobbing along the sea wall Sea 2 it should be off Walney. |
David Talbot and Peter Stevens watched the tide cover the saltmarsh:
We spent a couple hours braving the weather at Ocean Edge marsh this morning, we had 21 Common Snipe and 6 Jack Snipe.
We nearly stood on 2 of the latter on the walk back just below OE field!
Today's high water was theoretically higher than yesterday's, but without the surge and the high waves it didn't reach as high up the wall
Oystercatcher c1000
Curlew 6
Lapwing 20
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| Lapwing in the air |
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| Most of them settled along the top of the wall |
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| None were colour marked |
Turnstone 25
Common Snipe 15
Little Egret 1
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| Little Egret, Oystercatcher and a Lapwing |
