Another hard birding day with a strong NE>5 in the morning increasing to near gale NE>6 gusting 7 by mid afternoon. The temp was 6 degrees in the morning but feeling much colder with broken cloud and sunshine.
Very gusty on the west bank with waves lashing up the banking though this did,nt seem to bother the birds with 8 Redshank and 3 Ringed Plover getting wind blown on the waters edge before moving over to the calmer water on the east bank.
A pair of Oystercatchers were on the north bank probing in the mud with a pair of Teal nearby.
A group of 18 Herring gulls headed >NE into the wind disappearing over the Nab with 3 Raven battling the wind over the 'Bumps'.
Whilst watching 3 Wheatear, which were very mobile in the wind, a Ring Ouzel appeared briefly on the compound fence before disappearing onto the top fields. During a mid afternoon visit I relocated it briefly, only to see it fly low over the water where boats and windsurfers were in action, whilst a group of 8 Swallows flew low and >S.
More easterlies tomorrow but promising to be much calmer with some rain.
BS