A walk along the river Hull to Victoria Dock

A mild, gloomy and breezy morning, I walk towards Wilmington Bridge, then south along the urban river Hull to the Humber. At Barmston drain, a Grey Wagtail drops to the recently cut bank and starts feeding. It will be the first of three today. Near the river, a Kestrel hovers briefly. I pop at the car park at the end of Fountain Road. A young Moorhen is negotiating the mud along the river and a group of gulls is bathing, amongst them an adult Great Black-back Gull, the first in the patch this year.

Kestrel.

Great Black-backed Gull.

River Hull, looking south

The Great Black-backed Gull in flight.

Black-headed Gull.

Moorhen.

I carry on as close to the river as I can and have a stop at Chapman Street bridge. There are Redshanks above and below the bridge, and two Pied Wagtails. Good number of Redshanks by the Museums Quarter.

River Hull, looking north from Chapman St bridge.

Pied Wagtail.

Street Art.

River Hull shipyard.

Redshank by the Barmston Drain outfall.

A drake Mallard takes a bath.

Dunnock at Great Union Street.

A new shipwreck at the museums quarter.

The second Grey Wagtail.

Sea Aster.

I have a nice surprise at Plimson Way, where a female Teal is feeding. Then another, with a Tufted Duck and the Half-tide basin. The big reward comes at the end, at Corinthiams Way, where a Black-tailed Godwit (number 103 for the 100 species in Hull challenge) is feeding with the wonky legged Curlew, both finding plenty of ragworms and not visibly squabbling with each other. The godwit goes to wash ragworms in little puddles before swallowing them, just like the redshanks.

Teal at Plimsol Way.

Tufted Duck, half tide basin.

The third Grey Wagtail at the half-tide basin.

Black-tailed Godwit.

The wonky legged Curlew. 

Another curlew by the Deep.

Black-headed Gull.