randombirder

The best from a rain-soaked day were two Black Redstart occupying the pumping station at the point, and a couple of unseasonal visitors.  A single juvenile Swallow and House Martin were feeding along the clifftop despite the heavy rain. A Red-throated Diver passed by on the sea with small groups of wader that included Ringed Plover heading toward the shore on the incoming tide. I managed to skillfully evade all Pallid Swift sightings.

This doesn't show how monstrous the weather was today.  The sea was billowing into a frothy frenzy backed by a north-westerly wind that howled and buffeted the shore.  Sometimes you just have to stand and watch.  Watch and feel.  Feel and admire the forces of nature.  It was a day for that. A relaxing day, to escape for a few hours, to calm the mind, to breathe deeply.