Today the weather forecasters say it is the hottest day of the year in the UK.
This afternoon we went to the sea I had to have a swim to cool off.
As the tide went out I spent a hour watching an Egret fishing on the beach.
cooling off time.
the Solent & Southampton Water,
Hot Friday!
Very hot here this week and said to be even hotter next week. We took some time on Friday to get onto the beach to get my feet cooled in the water. This Little Egret was already in the water doing the same and catching lunch.
In-flight.
Further to my post earlier in the week, some more pictures of Mediterranean Gulls at Calshot give a comparison of this gull with the Black-headed gull.
“flight”.
#Wordless Wednesday.
Beach views.
A day at the seaside.
Time on the shore.
A few hours bird watching on Meon Shore.
Groups of Turnstones – feeding – washing – and chilling at the edge of the sea.
Off shore.
A Common Tern fishing off the beach on the Solent. The meal of the day is small flat fish.
On the beach.
Early Saturday evening and a few hours down on the beach enjoying the fresh air and watching windsurfers and kitesurfers.
While sitting on the beach two of the local Mute Swans came out of the water to say hello so I popped back to the van to get some bird seed and my small underwater camera.
T4C ringed bird I have known this bird for several years. The unringed bird with him took a liking to my arm!
Summer Godwits.
The Black-tailed Godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. ( it is one of Europe’s larger wading birds). A number of these remain in the UK all year rather than migrate to their breeding grounds in Iceland. We are lucky to have a number of these birds all year round in Titchfield Haven
Little Egret.
It has been a while since I have had the chance to observe a Little Egret fairly close to me – so I was pleased to see this bird today and get some pictures.
Continued Reflections from my World. 