Great Northern Diver, Scarborough Harbour
The weather has been rather inclement (putting it politely) and has not motivated me to get out and about at all. With the promise of some bright periods on Friday (29th), I headed out to Scarborough, driving through brightness but arriving at the harbour as the rain started! Sitting the worst out, I eventually donned full waterproofs and walked around the harbour. The Great Northern Diver was soon located, feeding well, but refusing to come close to any parts of the harbour wall!
It was pleasing to have two Shags in the harbour mouth
Had a tour around the Scarborough Waxwing hotspots and drew a complete blank!
Disappointment of the day was arriving home and seeing reports of White Fronted Geese at Seamer tip pool. My favourite geese ah well!
Saturday (30th) is market day in Bridlington, necessitating an early start to get our market stall up and ready to trade. It also enables me to sneak off to the harbour in the hope of interesting birds and to capture the sunrises. It was a high tide and the sea was wild but in the harbour there was an air of tranquillity.
As the sun rose over Bridlington Bay, a golden glow engulfed the clouds
The only bird of note was a female Eider that was constantly harassed by Great Black Backed Gulls. Good job ducks can dive! Unfortunately, I was looking directly into the sun so no images.
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