In the Rain
Wednesday July 2 After a long dry spell, rain at last. When we set out it was a light drizzle, this continued all morning - apart from when it became a gusty, windblown soak at Snettisham. The only birds that didn't seem to mind were the Wood Pigeons, they were on the road and tree tops when everything else was taking shelter. Gradually we started to make additions to the day list. Where we first park to scope the Wash, there is a large clump of a grass species. Pam pointed out that it held something else. The stems were covered in Ladybirds. This coincided with one of the heaviest showers. When it cleared enough for me to open a window, many of them had been washed/blown away - the light was poor too. There had been a high-ish tide, 5.7 metres, the water's edge was still visible. The birds on the mud really were not, especially the large flock of Black-tailed Godwit, apart from a white rump or wing stripe flash when they preened. Every bird we could see was pre...