Tuesday 25 May 2010

Very low tide

Yesterday early morning, I stopped by the Thames at Crabtree Wharf on my way to the allotment and noticed that the tide was extremely, so the plan was to come back this morning, hoping for interesting birds attracted by the extra mud uncovered.

Well, the tide was definitely very low, and still going down. In fact it was even lower than when Thames21 organised the Low Tide Events earlier this year. But the birds were not really there.


Apart from a group of 10 Mute Swans (and there were a further 3 towards Hammersmith Bridge),  All 'wading' birds turned into pigeons or starlings


It exposed some structures I don't recall seeing before.

The best was when I got to the Riverside Studios: House Sparrow chicks!



They use the bushes/trees that grow on the wall lining the Thames.



House Sparrow doing cute

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