We’ve had a period of exceptionally warm weather for January, at least five degrees higher than usual, caused by the Jet Stream sucking up warm air from the south. The Jet Stream is now flowing over the UK driving a string of vigorous depressions in its wake.

 After several intense bouts of wind & rain
we’re nervously anticipating Storm Brendan to arrive later in the day with a forecast of ninety mile an hour winds.

This morning its grey and drizzly at East Head but the visibility is not too bad as the West Pole beacon is just about visible. Although the tide is at least an hour or more after low water the sandbanks of the Winner are clearly visible out towards the channel on the far side by Hayling Island.

There’s not much bird life in evidence, just a solitary Redshank here and there; all rather quiet.

The winter storms, especially the recent ones, have made significant changes to the edges of the dunes on the Headland. In places the waves have really eaten into the dunes cutting a slice of them away leaving a relatively smooth beach in their place. The low lying dunes at the north of the headland have been completely washed away in places, it all looks very different now.

 The marsh is quiet too, it’s soon clear why there aren’t many Brent flying about, they’re all sitting on the fields together in their thousands, very sociable!