Another bright but chilly morning, such a pleasant change from the wet and relatively warm weather we’d endured for so long. Appludram was the choice this morning with a relatively high tide for a change, as the moon made it’s steady progress.
The sun seemed to have brought out the snowdrops in the churchyard, they’d only been shoots earlier and were now brilliant patches of white signalling progress towards spring. The daffodils were growing strongly too and not far away from flowering.
The harbour was particularly beautiful, the sun brightly illuminating the few yachts moored in the channel. Colour had replaced the greys! There were plenty of waterfowl, it’s curious how the wigeon sit in the middle of the outfall as
at low tide, even though there’s plenty of water either side.
It was interesting to see a few Lapwings, knots and dunlin on the mud nearby to add a bit of interest. A considerable number of coots made their presence known with lots of calling. There seemed to be a greater variety than usual, the sun must have brought them all out.
The highlight was seeing three roe deer in the 
field leading towards St Peters. It’s quite built up around there and they didn’t seem to be upset by a couple of walkers staying put even though they came relatively close. We were too much for them and on seeing us approaching they bounded off towards the sewage farm bouncing up and down, with their white rumps clearly visible; an uplifting sight.