Thursday, December 10, 2009

Monday 7th, Wednesday, Thursday 9,10th

Monday's walk was a repeat of Sunday. The difference only that I spotted a couple of wintering Redwings in one of the lime trees on Ladies Mile. There must be more around. Over at Sea Walls a man in a very bright flourescent coat pointed out a Heron down by the storm outlet, I had missed it.
Cycle rides on the other two days, but delayed to the afternoons. The sun is low down over Leigh Woods so it is pretty impossible to see anything over on the quarry faces opposite the Peregrine Watch. Today at Sea Walls a Kestrel flew past and into Walcombe Slade. The tide was slack, very still and reflecting the suspension bridge. Ducks made big v-signs in several places, it was very tranquil.

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Sunday 6th December

It is nearly 4 weeks since I cycled. A combination of wet cold weather and a nasty (5 stitches nasty) cut on my left hand kept me away. Today I walked up through Redland, over to Sea Walls, then back via the Peregrine Watch, Ladies Mile, the White Tree and home. There were groups of gulls on the Downs, and a lot lining the estuary mud, I saw one Redshank below Sea Walls, and the two Ravens circling high above the river. No Peregrines.