We've had some absolutely stunning sunrises lately, and these have matched with equally fantastic sunsets. However, although we can see the sun rise from our bedroom window, we can't see the full glory of the sunsets.
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| Sunrise over the wind turbines |
On the sea front it was cold most days but the temperature doesn't seem to bother the few shore birds we get at Hornsea beach. The most common are Turnstone and Sanderling and I was pleased to be able to watch and photograph
5 Sanderling for 10 minutes before they were driven off by dogs. I do wish people would realise that these small birds aren't seagulls and they need to be able to feed along the shore line unmolested.
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| Sanderling |
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| Sanderling |
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| Sanderling |
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| Sanderling | | | | |
They are great little birds and if you watch them you'll see that they resemble small clockwork toys as they run along the tide line. We don't get big flocks here in Hornsea and the most I've seen at any one time is just 11.
Inland at Kirkholme Point the sun was really bringing out the colours of the ducks.
Pochard and
Wigeon look beautiful in the right light.
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| Pochard |
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| Wigeon |
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| Common Gull |
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| Mute Swan cygnet |
Looking west from the end of Kirkholme Point there have been reported sightings of a
Peregrine Falcon for a few days - and luckily it was perched up in a tree on Swan Island...
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| Peregrine |
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| Peregrine and Cormorant - compare size |
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| Peregrine digiscoped |
The Peregrine looked pretty big and comparing its size to a Cormorant perched just below it, it may be a female, which are up to a third bigger than a male Peregrine.
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