Monday, 14 September 2015

Monday 14th September 2015

With a storm in full flow we decided to pop down to Burry Port Harbour, the tide was due to be high at 19:59hrs, but even at 17:30 with a full blown westerly behind it the tide was rising fast.
The photo does no justice to the actual weather


Wildlife was few and far between, but 250+ Oystercatchers sheltering on the harbour wall a few Ringed Plover and a couple of various gulls.

Oystercatchers pushed off their roost flying into the gale

A juvenile Kittiwake was a good find then a "comic" tern tried to fly into the teeth of the gale.


Black-headed Gull adult, changing into winter plumage


Herring Gull 4th winter plumage? possibly older, still some brown in the retrices

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