Donna Nook

Time to burn off some christmas pudding. A quick jaunt around Gibraltar point turned up practically nothing (other than a Barn Owl just as we were leaving) so we took a nice diversion through the Lincolnshire Wolds and went to see if there were any Grey Seals left at Donna Nook. Luckily a few were still sleeping off the Yuletide excesses. A handful of pups still around, last one had been born about a week before.

Turbines at Gibraltar Point (making lots of electricity in the strong winds)

Male Grey Seal stretching before some more snoozing

Grey Seal youngster

Grey Seal pup

 One pup was lounging on a hillock and having a good stretch and scratch.

Grey Seal pup

Grey Seal pup

Grey Seal pup

Ferry passing more offshore wind turbines

Grey Seal pup

Grey Seal pup

Grey Seal female rushing to defend a pup from a nearby male

One too many whiskies the night before

Gibraltar Point

A day out at Gibraltar Point, the only acceptable way of spending time in Skegness!

Gibraltar Point route

Very bright, very windy.

Little Egret

Gill in the sun

Wind Turbines in the Wash

Reeds by the meres

Mute Swan taking off

Reeds by the meres

Twite?

Sun setting behind the new visitor centre

Plane in the sunset

Brent Geese

Some sort of crustacean we can't identify

Gibraltar Point

Time to burn off some turkey with a wander around Gibraltar Point. Bright winter sun all day long, a light breeze and a lot milder than we were expecting, given the sub-zero temperatures over night.

Little Egret flying by the flood-damaged visitor centre

Cormorants flying by

Brent Goose

Brent Geese

One Sanderling was poking about by the waves once we reached the shore. I did the necessary, laid down on the mud/sand and waited for it to come past. Luckily it obliged, possibly because of the dog walkers heading our way.

Sanderling

Sanderling

Sanderling

Lying down on the job, but those rocks were painful

Mixed gulls flying by the wind turbines

Goldeneye displaying

Goldeneye displaying

Curlew

Little Egret

We waited at the car park to see if the Owls would come out. We saw one Barn Owl briefly fly past and then disappear again. Talking to another birder later on three had been quartering the other side of the sea wall. A note for next time!

Barn Owl

The sun setting over the marshes

Gill in the field

What made these tracks?