It was a beautiful morning, clear sky and not too cold. We didn't see too much of it but we go out at 10am and set off to the coast at Lyme Regis which is just over the border in Devon.
The famous break-water at Lyme Regis is called the Cobb and it is a great place to see wintering Purple Sandpipers. We parked near the Cobb and walked along the top of it and even though the sea was relatively calm, waves were splashing some 15 meters into the air and over the top of the Cobb. We moved down to the lower level (shwon below on the left of picture 1) and on this sheltered side we found 5 Purple Sandpipers and 4 Turnstones.
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| Part of the Cobb, the Purple Sandpipers were on the sandy beach area on the left. Waves were coming right over the top where the people were standing. |
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| Looking back into town from the Cobb showing the small harbour where the Rock pipits were |
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| The Jurrasic coast of Dorset in the background |
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| Taken from the park on the hilklside of Lyme Regis |
In the small sheltered harbour we saw many Pied Wagtails and a few Rock Pipits, they were all fly-catching from perches on the boats.
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| Two dodgey pictures taken through my bins of Purple Sandpiper |
After a nice cup of hot chocolate we walked into the main street and it began to rain, After 30 minutes of sheltering in doorways and a hail storm we walked back to the car and drove home.
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