GANNETS MID CHANNEL
MSC CARINA GOING DOWN CHANNEL
BEAM TRAWLER OUT OF ZEEBRUGGE
A couple of hours later we arrived in Bergen Op Zoom and eventually found our StayOK hostel after first visiting the local hospital by accident.Almost at once crested tits, nuthatches, siskins and treecreepers were seen in the garden which was a good start to the week.
Next day we all set off for the coast at Brouersdam and quickly became separated on the road,but eventually we ended up in the same place.On the sea were quite good numbers of red breasted mergansers,near the large sluice gates about a dozen grey seals were playing,courting in the swirling outfall and purple sandpipers,turnstones,oystercatchers and a few knot were spotted on the foreshore.
RED BREASTED MERGANSER DIVING
PURPLE SANDPIPER
GREY SEALS
OYSTERCATCHERS AND KNOT FLYING BY
After a healthy lunch of chips and mayonaisse and a mass feeding for the local gull population we explored the water sports lake on the land side of the dyke,apart from a few brent geese and lots of coot a distant egyptian goose and a pair of goldeneye were the only birds of note.
GOLDENEYE
SPOTTED REDSHANK
Later that afternoon we explored some pools inside the sea wall ,the first bird found was a spotted redshank,quickly followed by smew and spoonbill,pintail and peregrine.At the end of the track a large group of barnacle geese were feeding.
OYSTERCATCHERBARNACLE GEESE
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