Wednesday, 10 August 2011

RETURN OF THE TURNSTONE

On Monday evening the weather was warm and sunny so a stroll along the pier seemed like a good idea, so it turned out with the first returning turnstones scurrying around picking up tasty tit bits providing the bird interest and Old Red the resident common seal hauled up on the hoverpad having a rest from fishing.
 TURNSTONES still in summer plumage.

COMMON SEAL with RINGED PLOVER (lower left)

At the Hoe on Tuesday at 7am there were dozens of Gannets and Sandwich terns feeding off shore along with several harbour porpoise,probably feasting on the mackerel shoals.

NEVER TRUST A BRIGHT CLEAR MORNING.
HARBOUR PORPOISE breaking surface.

One of the eight Wheatears at Samphire hoe on Tuesday.

ROCK SAMPHIRE from which the Hoe derives its name.

GOLDEN SAMPHIRE.

WALL BROWNS are enjoying a good second brood.

GREAT GREY BUSH CRICKET ? This was found in one of the life belt boxes during the weekly check.

Talking about cricket England doing well against India and all the bowlers are English.

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