The winds kept on rising overnight causing havoc around the harbour, with one car dragged out to sea and small boats lost as well. New holes appearing in the harbour wall with chunks of concrete being seen driven into the air. The Cransdale car park is littered with debris and the sculpture has been driven from its usual position. The sea's remained high well into the afternoon on a very high tide .
This was a once in a 20 year event according to the longer residents. Certainly a new one on me!
Birding a bit restricted by the hypnotic views, but a good flock of Rock pipits at the Cransdale beach, with one or two good candidates for Scandinavian Rock Pipit among their number. One Purple Sandpiper with the Turnstone.
Aside from this, there are now 3 drake Goosander on Cotehill Loch. A male Hen Harrier also crossed the road going out of the village in the morning, always good to see.
