I had a walk down the cliffs this morning in a cool north easterly breeze, hoping to see something a little out of the ordinary. This is the third day we've had a very leaden sky with no hint of the sun, but at least the mist has gone.
It was a very quiet walk I have to say, with the only sounds on land or over it being a pair of Goldfinches and a few remaining Sand Martins. No Meadow Pipits were seen or heard, likewise Skylark, Linnet, Reed Bunting and any other bird species apart from Crow.
There were a few birds out at sea though to capture my attention, along with the highlight of the morning - a seal.
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| Seal - too far away to say Grey or Common |
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| Seal in foreground, 7 Wigeon in background |
Also out there, a couple of Sandwich Terns were calling as they flew north, feeding as they went, and several Gannets further out.
The usual morning flight of Cormorants made their way from the Mere out to sea and these four seemed to go into an aerobatic routine as they passed by.
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| Cormorant aerobatics team do their best |
but the judge isn't impressed and just looks on with a stony face -
A trio of Mallards was thinking about going into the surf but they still hadn't taken the plunge as I passed out of sight. We don't see many ducks on the beach here in Hornsea so they were out of the ordinary, just what I hoped for 😂
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