Monday 23 November 2009

Monday 23 November 2009

In the dock basin

14:30 Sunny interval 10 o C. Wind W 23 mph. Humidity 83%. Pressure 9933mB. Visibility very good. High tide today14:59, 8m

Dock gates closed

Some sunshine at last. It has been very stormy in recent days, with gale force winds overnight.



25 black-headed gulls on the water in the dock basin
10 black-headed gulls along the top of the dock gate
1 cormorant fishing in the dock basin

There is a melanistic blackbird hanging around the flowerbeds next to the lock, it has a quite large white patch on its rump. I've seen it a few times but haven't managed to get a photo yet as it scurries off into the shrubbery before I can get my camera out.

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