Rain Stopped Play

 Monday, May 9

I opened the curtains to see rain lashing the window, strong wind whipping the branches of the stunted Willows much used as hedging on the islands. No sign of the baby rabbits usually seen nibbling the grass. I went back to the warmth of the bed, hoping that keeping my legs up would reduce the swelling. Pam pottered, writing cards, playing Wordament etc.

Late afternoon, the rain stopped. We drove to Baleshare first, seeing Ringed Plover, Snipe, Dunlin, Lapwing, Sanderling, and Redshank on the fields. The bay is so extensive that a photo is not possible. To-day, the waves were creaming in, forming rows of ruffles along the shoreline. 

Committee Road next, in the hope that the change in the weather had encouraged raptors to come out and hunt.Two female Hen Harriers agreed. What was different, was about twenty Ravens in their family groups, foraging high on the hillside.

 

I foolishly said that I had never photographed Lapwing in flight. I was challenged to do so. My first attempts.

Moths

Three species last night, all different. Flame Carpet, Angle Shades, and Red Chestnut.