Essentially a sand dune/reed-bed/saltmarsh system with decent areas of scrub, the site holds a lot of promise but will be very weather/wind dependant.
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| Entrance sign |
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| Willow and reed bed area |
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| View looking towards the North across the dunes and reed bed |
There was a good variety of birds around this morning, the sky being dominated by Skylarks, with at least six singing birds, Meadow Pipits were very evident highlights though would be Whinchat ♂, Sparrowhawk ♀, Raven and Goldcrest.
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| Very distant Whinchat |
There were a few plants still in flower including Wild Pansy, Viola tricolour, Burnet Rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Red Campion, Silene dioica and White Campion, Silene latifolia with a few Sea Thrift flowers, Armeria maritime; just hanging on in the slacks.
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| Red Campion |
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| Wild Pansy |
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| White campion |
The ringing potential can be seen in the photographs below with good areas of scrub, including Sea Buckthorn and Gorse
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| This linear feature actually has a decent depth of scrub on the left the puddles in the track attract birds to drink and bathe |
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| This perfectly placed hide/watch-point will make a great base during ringing/monitoring sessions |
I am really looking forward to exploring this site further.
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