Winter has returned with a vengence, this morning was bitterly cold, and the Downs had patches of snow, in the sunshine, when it appeared, the temperature was pleasant. At Sea Walls, I watched a small group of Redshank busily picking the mud. The 'photo is of a pretty little red-purple flower just behind the railings - can someone give it a name? Any idea Geraldine!?
A red fox came out below the Peregrine Watch cliff and went to sleep curled up among the scrub. On the estuary there were some small groups of Redshank, occasionally they get up and fly, low over the water, their white wing flashes giving them a very distinctive appearance. A Peregrine appeared in a tree beside a little clearing opposite the PW, the Raven was sitting slightly to the right of its nest again. At one stage a Raven soared above Leigh Woods and the nest. I heard of reports of visitors to the Gorge - and Osprey yesterday, and a Merlin. There are some large Sparrowhawks around.
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