A very good day's bird watching down at the harbour today.Started at the north wall where the very high tide had pushed large numbers of waders out onto the north fields,lots of curlew and at least 400 lapwing regularly put up by a hunting sparrowhawk. Out in the harbour itself about 600 brent geese,50 shelduck and a flock of a about 300 golden plover. Lots of other ducks around the shallow margins of the harbour including a few pintail as well as wigeon and teal.
While walking the narrow path around owl point I accidentally flushed a short eared owl resting in the long grass,I don't know who got more of a shock,the bird or me?
Other birds of interest seen today included two kingfishers, a grey wagtail and a few redwings feeding on the berries in owl copse.
