Out in the rain.

I am a fair weather birder and very rarely go out if the weather is not so good but yesterday in foul weather loads of decent birds were seen locally so this morning I thought I'd better get out there and see some myself.

I arrived at Marsh Lane at 9.00AM in very gloomy weather.I stayed for a couple of hours and although I was in the hides when a few very heavy showers fell I saw no Black/Arctic/Little Terns or any Little Gulls that were about locally yesterday.I think I will stick to fair weather birding!!!

Keen to use the camera I was pleased to see again the Willow Warbler just past the causeway screens.

In the Oak hide as nothing else was around I had a go at getting some Common Tern flight shots in the gloom.

Back in the car park hide I was pleased to see a few Swifts for the first time this year and stupidly tried to get some shots as they whizzed around in the rain.

Just before I left I spotted this Oystercatcher taking an early lunch.