October 2023
17.10.23 : Early morning walk along the Esk estuary at Muncaster, Cumbria
17.10.23 : An early morning walk along the river Esk at the estuary, the hope was to spot the Otters out and about first thing, sadly this wasn’t to be. The tide was very low and most of the water in the river was gone, and with it any hope of seeng the Otters.
All was not lost though with a couple of Roe deer walking the opposite bank, and a Goldcrest hiding in the reeds next to me. There was a flock of 12 Little Egrets, countless Cormorant flying overhead and a large flock of Mallards in the distance. On the sand banks in the river there was a Grey Heron, Curlew , Redshank and the Greylag goose with a broken wing that I saw a few weeks ago. The goose seemed to be feeding well and managing with its injury, sadly it couldnt join the flock flying overhead.
On the walk back there was a couple of Sparrow Hawks in the air, and a male and female Stonechat in the brambles.
I will come back again soon to look for the Otters , but I think I might check the tide tables first !
