I like the Victoria Dock walk along the Humber. There is always the chance of a wader or migrant along the way. It was drizzly and very cold, with a light, but chilling northerly wind that has plagued us in the last few days. Today, with the rain it was particularly quiet. The wind was light enough to be able to carry an umbrella and this serves as rain protection for my camera. I was surprised to see a few House Martins at Victoria Dock. I guess they still manage to catch a few insects, with some winter gnats over the half-tide basin. No Curlew or Redshank today, I think they must have started their migration to their summer grounds. A pair of Linnets was nice on the new park.
A Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Marina, with the monument to the migrants on the background.
A barge repairing the groynes by Myton Bridge.
This Starling managed to catch a large larvae, maybe a leatherjacket. It pecked and shaked it for a while, possibly making it more easy to swallow for its chicks.
A pair of Greylag Geese were grazing on the newly developed salt marsh on the dock entrance.
The saltmarsh at the corner of the Half-tide basin.
House Martin.
Linnet.
Just as I returned from Corinthians Way, I spot two Oystercatchers on the rocks. They only stay for a few minutes, moving west afterwards, piping.
The two Oystercatchers had noticeably different length bills. This one much had it shorter than...
...this one.
To put an end to the walk, a Peregrine flushing the pigeons near Myton Bridge on the way back.
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