Friday March 26th

Windy again and with occasional small showers, but from the south so that cycling up to Sea Walls was hard work. However a week of cycling has helped my back pains. At Sea Walls there was the largest group of Redshank that I have seen for a while, at least three dozen on the side of the river downstream and another dozen or so under the cliffs. The tide was still receding with more mud than water. A couple of days ago, at the Peregrine Watch, we could hear the lions in the Zoo roaring. Apparently it is quite common but I had not heard it before, the sound must be fearsome from just outside the cage.