3, 5, 6 December
3 December eBird data: https://ebird.org/checklist/S155699428 Weather: 1:30 pm 10C, wind NNW2, 3:00 pm 10C wind S3 clear Tide: 2:30 pm 3.8m falling 5 December eBird data: https://ebird.org/checklist/S155810539 Weather: 10:30 am 8C, 1:00 pm 10C cloudy to patchy clouds Tide: 11:30 am 4.6m, rising 6 December eBird data: https://ebird.org/checklist/S155859839 Weather: 10:00 am 5C wind WSW2 1:00 pm 8C wind NW9, cloudy, then clearing Tide: 11:30 am 4.5m, rising 3 December The morning of December 3rd was genuinely ugly--dark, wet, and windy--sufficiently unpleasant that I woke up, looked out my bedroom window and said, "Hell with it and went back to bed." Eventually I arose, breakfasted and did domestic chores until around mid-day when the weather cleared. I decided to take a short turn around the Estuary. My decision was rewarded by spectacular sunshine and two young eagle...