Dock gates closed.
A glorious day, feeling warmer in the sun and hardly a breath of wind.
In the dock basin
Black headed gull x 40
Mallard duck x 6
Cormorant x 6
At first sight there appeared to be no cormorants. They began to appear one by one as I stood watching. They must have found a shoal of fish as they carried on diving in the same area, staying under for a fair while each time.
There were 6 of them 2 seconds ago, honestly!
After around 20 minutes of watching one hopped up onto the boom, and the others followed gradually. They preened and spread their wings in the sun. Nobody is sure why they do it, there is a theory that it is linked to digestion. They look like they're hanging them out to dry.
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