Lack of posts recently

Sorry for the long gap since my last post on here but the weather has been really poor and there haven't been many birds or other wildlife showing. Although I've been out and about, the camera has stayed at home but I'm hoping for a dry day soon !?

Anyway, here's an image of a juv Great Black-backed Gull with what I thought was a damaged wing so I approached it carefully, only to have it fly off quite unharmed and perfectly happy.

The rain and high tides at Hornsea have been causing the Mere outflow to backup and flood the grassy area around the Yorkshire Water pumping station just back from the promenade. Ironic that the pumping station should be flooded...

The shallow water has brought in geese, gulls and a couple of Sanderling too.