It couldn’t last, after two reasonably good days the rain resumed with a vengeance, not heavy but steady, non stop all day. At the Nutbourne outflow it had all gone quiet, only a single pair of wigeon out on the water along with a few seagulls. This picture of these horses sums it up, even they looked
dejected.
Closer to Prinstead there were quite a few Brent Geese feeding along the edge of the water all standing out in a line. There was clearly plenty to feed on, probably alge, as they were quite intent on pecking away rather than socialising as has been the case at that time of day. Probably the increase in daylight and warming is producing more algae which has resulted in this change of behaviour.
There were plenty of song birds especially a Thrush that stood out, clearly visible, in a small tree with a strident voice. Also making a loud noise that carried a long way was a woodpecker in these old trees. He regularly made the short, repeated drumming noises characteristic of a Great Spotted Woodpecker, not that I could see him. It must be time for them to be defining their territories as I
think I heard the sharp call of a Green Woodpecker earlier as well.