Sunday, October 7th

Two black Cormorants were watching the storm drain out-flow with a large flock of Mallard nearby on the river water, the ducks had to paddle hard to stay in place in the current. Today the river was near to low tide, numerous gulls lined the water edge on both sides of the Avon. A Redshank was just below Sea Walls, and a couple of others further down, as usual, on this side of the river. The Redshank's red legs glow in the sunshine. At the Peregrine watch there were plenty of Sunday trippers, somehow they never seem to stop and just gaze at the view for very long, a 'photo and a quick glance is all it gets. Over in the quarry opposite the Ravens were perched close together just below their nest, and lower down some Jackdaws were exploring the cliffs. I saw no raptors today.