• Sea Area Thames: Gale Warning issued:
  • Wind

    Westerly or southwesterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, backing southerly 4 or 5.
  • Sea State

    Moderate or rough.
  • Weather

    Showers.
  • Visibility

    Good.

...and so another glorious day broke over the marsh with horizontal trees, scudding clouds, drizzle and backwards flying Starlings....

Shipping Forecast for the Thames Estuary made good reading....

Anyway, despite the inclement elements the few visitors we had today reported lots of Reed Warbler activity and the Lapwings were even more agressive then normal while a solitary Holly Blue was the only butterfly reported...

Holly Blue (David Howarth)

Reed Warbler with some flies for the kids (Val Callen)

Surely this cannot go on much longer??

13-6-13

Howard Vaughan, Information Officer