NOT SUCH A PERFECT DAY

After yesterdays glory it was cold and grey  with a cool south easterly breeze,the following pics were not taken today but are from the route taken on previous walks.

REDWING

GREY WAGTAIL

LITTLE GREBE (BUSHY RUFF)

LITTLE GREBE

LITTLE EGRET

GREY HERON

GOLDCREST

BIG RED COMMON SEAL

The car was having its MOT on wednesday so I decided to walk from Bushy Ruff to the harbour following the River Dour as far as possible.There are certain places where it is hidden from view either underground or behind private houses but if you know where to look you can follow its progress from start,or one of its starts, to where it discharges into the Wellington Dock.From Bushy Ruff to Russell Gardens and Kearsney Abbey along Lower Road,it then disappears until Buckland Bridge it then again is hidden behind houses until at Barton Path it emerges once more, past Morrisons to Brook House gardens,Pencester Gardens and then at odd spots to the docks.On the way I saw 35 bird species including little grebe,grey wagtail(7),kingfisher(2).little egret.grey heron,mistle thrush,redwing,goldcrest and chiff chaff.The harbour is still quiet with only the normal gulls and two or three turnstones present along with the  resident common seal which can often be seen bobbing about near the POW Pier.