Pauline at Gibraltar Point

The end of September 2011 was unusually warm, with a number of records being broken, and we took the opportunity of a trip to Gibraltar Point. This is an important staging post for migrating birds, managed as a nature reserve by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

What we hadn't realised was that earlier that morning there had been one of the highest tides of the year, so when we got there most of the paths across the reserve were flooded, and we had to paddle.

This picture was taken when we got to the sea (and paddled again). The other birds on the reserve wouldn't let me get close enough to take their photo, but this one didn't seem to mind.

Picture taken: September 2011

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