A dry walk today which was most welcome after a couple of very soggy days, which served to confirm that my coat really needs re-waterproofing. I've sorted that today and the coat is drying in the sun as I write this blog.
I found a couple of specimens of one of my favourite plants today - Wild Arum aka Lords-and-Ladies:
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| Lords-and-Ladies have red poisonous berries |
Earlier in the morning at silly o'clock I was down on the sea front enjoying the tranquility of the early morning and watching the waves break on an almost empty beach. A little more wind would have been nice to whip up a bit of spindrift, but that will come soon enough in autumn and winter!!
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| Almost spindrift in the early morning sun |
Not much was visible out at sea through the bins, but I did see a flock of about 40 Common Scoter flying north and 9 Sandwich Terns also going north. A Common Gull was on its own on the beach and wouldn't fly off despite a dog walker coming along.
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| An uncommon Common Gull |
Further out, the off shore wind turbines are multiplying as Hornsea 1 and 2 come on stream, which is great for renewable energy, but some of them are positioned wrongly and are a threat to feeding Gannets. Those further to the south off Withernsea were just about visible.
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| Wind turbines off Withernsea |
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| Westermost Rough wind farm off Hornsea, with passing Cormorants |
Back to my local patch and first field edge is almost submerged after the rain and is strewn with beached vegetation. A couple of Common Sandpipers were on there.
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| Common Sandpipers on first field edge |
Our pair of Kestrels and their young have dispersed and haven't been seen for a while so it was nice to see one of the birds back over second field this morning:
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| Kestrel hovering over second field bank |
Not many Swifts or hirundines this morning and I guess this may be the last photo I get of Swifts this year (taken yesterday).
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| One of two Swifts over second field |
Back home, as I was putting my coat outside to dry after re-proofing it, I spotted a grasshopper on the patio. Looks like a Field Grasshopper to me.
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