High Tide highlights........

Changeable weather today, from sleet to rain showers and sunlight lighting up the pylons against heavy leaden skies. Not being a poet I fulfilled my creative urge by settling for a photograph, one for the album, and got on with bird watching. The Smew was present again along with ones and two of a great selection of birds on Freeman’s, list below.............
Freeman’s Pool
Smew 1
Goldeneye 2
Tufted Duck 2
Teal 1
Little Grebe 1
Shelduck 1
Gadwall 6
Shoveler 5
Little Egret 1
Redshank 1
Mute Swan 3
Coot and Moorhen, along with Grey Heron. There were about 30 Woodpigeon sitting on the fence.
Darter Pool
Mallard 55
Wildfowlers’ Pool
Teal 9
Shelduck 2
Little Egret 1
Marsh.
Wigeon 35
Shelduck 5
Oystercatcher 45
Curlew 16
Redshank 35
Little Egret 3
Flood
Green Sandpiper and 1 Redshank.
Also, Raven 2 and Kestrel 1.


Steve