The opening few days of June were mild and damp with some frequent showers, these caused a slight rise in the river level, but only by a couple of feet or so before it was settling back again.
The Marsh Orchids are showing up well again this year in some of their usual spots which is good to see
along with the cumfry, the blue monks hood, fox gloves and yellow rattle they are all bringing more variety of colours to the river banks.
The Woodpeckers and the Nuthatch have been regulars at the bird feeders this month,
and we are seeing a bit more of the White Egrets who like working the far foreshore when the tide has dropped back a bit. The Osprey has also been a regular visitor to the fishery of late, enjoying the odd trout or two! and the cygnets that hatched out at the fishery are doing okay, spending more time out on the river now with their parents.
Strimming and grass cutting is the norm for most days just now, along with trying to stay on top of the giant hogweeds that keep appearing in random places about the estuary.
Some heavy rain saw the river level rise to about the four feet mark on the 20th, but it was soon falling away again. The old barge did have the bung removed to help drain off some of the rain water that had been accumulating inside it, it’s not long in filling up during a wet spell!
There are a few Canada geese about the lower estuary that appear up with us from time to time, but they never hang around more than a few days at a time. The month ended with a dull, mostly dry day, and a river level sitting under the two feet mark.
Dago
