Sunday 20th February 2022.
Some of the Mute Swans on Canoe Lake.
The strong winds did not abate today, but that did not stop Isabelle and myself going for a walk down to Canoe Lake, Southsea, this morning. I was hoping to take her for a ride on her bike around Highland Road Cemetery, but the Council deemed it necessary to close the Cemetery, probably due to the high winds. So, we walked down to Canoe Lake, with her riding her bike and enjoying getting buffeted about by the strong south-westerly.
A pair of Herring Gulls on the Lake.
I really did not expect to see much here, but one never knows if something interesting might turn up on Canoe Lake. I suppose the most unusual bird would have been the Cormorant sitting on one of the Large Plastic Swans in the centre of the Lake, sharing its abode with a juvenile Herring Gull. The Lake provides a good resting place for Gulls and this morning there was no exception that included around 50+ Black-headed Gulls, 30 Herring Gulls of various ages and just the one Great Black-backed Gull that passed overhead. I thoroughly checked the juvenile Herring Gulls in case there was a Caspian Gull lurking among them. One was on Farlington Marshes briefly yesterday.
The adult Cormorant on the Lake.
The Lake is also a magnet for the Mute Swans and I counted 56 of them today, but nothing unusual among them. Near the main road beside the beach, I could just hear a Greenfinch singing over the wind, somewhere deep within the branches of the Conifers. Isabelle thoroughly enjoyed herself riding her bike as I did with being with her.
Of interest, the American Robin, Hume’s Leaf Warbler and Hooded Crow are still in the Eastbourne area, which is roughly nearly 3 weeks old now. Maybe the weather is putting them off moving away as another storm is approaching the UK as Storm Franklin is about to touch down!
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