Lock gates closed
A cold, crisp bright day. There is ice in the lock, along with the bue-green algae.
20 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 performing aerobatics around the moored boats.
2 Cormorants passing overhead.
Monday, 9 November 2009
Monday 9 November 2009
15:00 Sunny 6 o C. Wind SSE 3mph. Humidity 80%. Pressure 1019 mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 15:59, 8.23m.
Lock gates closed
A cold, crisp bright day. There is ice in the lock, along with the bue-green algae.
20 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 performing aerobatics around the moored boats.
2 Cormorants passing overhead.
Lock gates closed
A cold, crisp bright day. There is ice in the lock, along with the bue-green algae.
20 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 performing aerobatics around the moored boats.
2 Cormorants passing overhead.
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Saturday 7 November 2009
11:30 Light showers 8 o C. Wind SSW 9mph. Humidity 82%. Pressure 992mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 13:55, 8.09m.
Lock gates closed
The weather has turned much cooler in the last few days.
35 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, a further 5 performing aerobatics, circling and swooping down over the water surface. The female black-headed gulls migrate to Spain in winter, and the males can get quite lively left to their own devices.
In the garden
Goldfinch x 2
Blue tit x 2
Great tit x 1
Dunnock x 1
Chaffinch x 1
A beautiful mature male chaffinch, showing off the colours of his plumage to perfection.
The garden feeders attract many small birds. It is important to keep feeding the birds regularly in winter. There is much less food, such as insects or berries, available for them and they will have become used to visiting the garden feeders.
Lock gates closed
The weather has turned much cooler in the last few days.
35 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, a further 5 performing aerobatics, circling and swooping down over the water surface. The female black-headed gulls migrate to Spain in winter, and the males can get quite lively left to their own devices.
In the garden
Goldfinch x 2
Blue tit x 2
Great tit x 1
Dunnock x 1
Chaffinch x 1
A beautiful mature male chaffinch, showing off the colours of his plumage to perfection.
The garden feeders attract many small birds. It is important to keep feeding the birds regularly in winter. There is much less food, such as insects or berries, available for them and they will have become used to visiting the garden feeders.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Wednesday 4 November 2009
14:00 Showers 10 o C. Wind SSW 9mph. Humidity 89%. Pressure 981mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 12:44, 9.37m.
Lock gates closed
November has started with sunshine and showers, mostly showers today and much cooler.
20 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 sat along the top of the dock gate.
2 cormorants passing overhead.
The garden feeders are attracting a mix of blue tit, great tit, goldfinch. greenfinch, sparrow, starling and wood pigeon, with occasional magpie.
I'm hoping my elephant hawk moth caterpillars will survive and pupate.
Lock gates closed
November has started with sunshine and showers, mostly showers today and much cooler.
20 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 sat along the top of the dock gate.
2 cormorants passing overhead.
The garden feeders are attracting a mix of blue tit, great tit, goldfinch. greenfinch, sparrow, starling and wood pigeon, with occasional magpie.
I'm hoping my elephant hawk moth caterpillars will survive and pupate.
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Saturday 31 October 2009
Samhain
15:30 Sunny 16 o C. Wind SW 9mph. Humidity 79%. Pressure 1018mB. Visibility good. High tide today 21:34, 8.74m.
Lock gates closed
A mild autumn day for Halloween, and a promise of clear skies later.
Around 12 black-headed gulls in the dock basin.
10 black-headed gulls and 3 cormorants passing overhead.
15:30 Sunny 16 o C. Wind SW 9mph. Humidity 79%. Pressure 1018mB. Visibility good. High tide today 21:34, 8.74m.
Lock gates closed
A mild autumn day for Halloween, and a promise of clear skies later.
Around 12 black-headed gulls in the dock basin.
10 black-headed gulls and 3 cormorants passing overhead.
