Dock gates closed.
Lovely autumn sunshine, quite a gusty wind.
A busy day on the dock, many visitors came to watch the BLS Railtour visit by the Deltic loco 55 022 Royal Scots Grey.
In the dock basin
Black headed gull x 75
Mallard duck x 3
Coot x 1
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Sunday 10 October 2010
Sunny 17 o C. Wind E 15mph. Humidity 66%. Pressure 1015mB. Visibility good. High tide today 13:31, 9.75m.
Dock gates closed.
Lovely autumn sunshine, quite a gusty wind.
A busy day on the dock, many visitors came to watch the BLS Railtour visit by the Deltic loco 55 022 Royal Scots Grey.
In the dock basin
Black headed gull x 75
Mallard duck x 3
Coot x 1
Dock gates closed.
Lovely autumn sunshine, quite a gusty wind.
A busy day on the dock, many visitors came to watch the BLS Railtour visit by the Deltic loco 55 022 Royal Scots Grey.
In the dock basin
Black headed gull x 75
Mallard duck x 3
Coot x 1
Monday, 4 October 2010
Monday 4 October 2010
14:00 Sunny 17 o C. Wind S 9mph. Humidity 71%. Pressure 998mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 21:17, 8.53m.
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.
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.
Friday, 24 September 2010
Finally...
After weeks of fruitless swan-stalking (how do they know when I don't have a camera with me?) I have been able to get the swans and cygnets on camera.
More to follow soon, I hope.
More to follow soon, I hope.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Transformers
No, not this kind .....
This arrived in the dock by ship yesterday, causing quite a stir.
It was unloaded by the largest mobile crane in Europe, parts of which can be seen here.
It's due to be moved to Penwortham by road on Sunday morning.
This arrived in the dock by ship yesterday, causing quite a stir.
It was unloaded by the largest mobile crane in Europe, parts of which can be seen here.
It's due to be moved to Penwortham by road on Sunday morning.
