18 April - Week to this date in Scarborough

An early morning spent at North Bay in Scarborough, avoiding the rubbish on the beach. It is such a pity that people arrive at our gorgeous coast and cast their filth for others to clean up. Some have abused the council for inadequate cleaning but the miscreants that do not clean up after themselves must surely take the blame.
Anyway there was a flock of ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) starting their moult into breeding plumage collecting by the lifeboat ramps. This shot was for 30 seconds to capture their movement.

Turnstones

Watching the ashy sunrise

This week there were supposed to be stunning sunrises and sunsets due to the ash cloud over the country from the Icelandic volcano. Unfortunately these have not really materialised on the Yorkshire coast due to too much cloud or too little! Above was one of the best as there was just a little cloud.