Penns Wood and Church Ope Cove
The weather forecast was for the rain to clear this afternoon, which I thought it had as I headed out on my walk. As I left the cottage, the sun was out and the clouds were clearing. However if you live on an island that is stuck out in the English Channel, then you have to remember that sometimes when the weather might look good, those coastal squally showers can and do appear as if by magic. I got absolutely soaked even with waterproofs on.
My first stop was in a sunny Penns Wood, where a Chiffchaff and Goldcrest were both calling. However as I made my way down to Church Ope Cove via St Andrew's Church a few spots of rain began to fall.
In fact within a few minutes the visibility across the sea went from a couple of miles to about 100 metres. There was no chance of any photos other than the ones I took of the ships and the cove which I took from the grounds of St Andrew's Church earlier.
So with the camera safely in the bag it was quick scan around the beach before the rain hit in earnest. Main highlights were both the 2 Black Redstarts, the Stonechat, a single Chiffchaff behind the beach huts, 20+ Rock Pipits and both the Grey & Pied Wagtails.
Other than that there was a Kestrel taking refuge on the cliff face below Rufus Castle and a Cormorant fishing a few metres of the beach.
Just the one photo
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On this day..........
2018
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