The forecast for the day was grim! Rain and then some more! I
usually hide in the gym on days like this but today I fancied an outing! I took
the relatively short drive to Poole Harbour and walked down to the hide which
overlooks The Middlebere Channel. Spotted Redshank had been noted of late and incidentally
winter in the harbour. It did not take long to hear a bird that promptly flew
in and landed on the banks to one of many waterways leading into the channel.
To tide continued to rise with numbers of Black Tailed Godwit increasing
in number. Greenshank and a Curlew were also present. By early afternoon there
was a small let up in the rain which had enticed a couple of Spoonbill to move
around the harbour! Their progress came to an abrupt halt as another band of
rain rolled in causing the birds to down wings and roost on the far bank
opposite the hide!
The rest of the afternoon remained much the same with the tide
rapidly falling leaving the mudflats exposed for the shorebirds to feast on!
