Winter Walk

It was very windy around the Dock yesterday, the few blackheaded gulls that took to the air were really struggling to gain height. . 3 cormorants were stood on the groynes and 10 mallard were settled on the jetties. Only the coots braved the chilly, choppy water, there seems to have been something of a coot population explosion this year.

Albert Edward Dock
Coot x 50
Blackheaded Gull x 10
Cormorant x 3
Mallard x 10

First Snow

We had our first snowfall of Winter 2011 today, only a very light covering.



This time last year it had been snowing for 2 weeks and was pretty deep.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Ribble Steam are running their popular Santa Specials again during December. They have got off to a very damp start this year, as it has been a very rainy weekend here. This years the trains are bigger than ever, I counted 5 carriages, all full of happy faces.