Here are a few snaps taken while taking the dog for a walk along the Gannel Estuary to Crantock Beach in Newquay situated on the South West coast of the UK. The tidal estuary is predominantly sandy downstream with saltmarsh dominating upstream. It is an easy 4 miles round trip which is popular with walkers and tourists throughout the year. It may be winter at present but there is still plenty of wildlife to be seen principaly seabirds, wading birds and a few raptors if your lucky.
Crantock Beach and estuary mouth
Gannel estuary
Gannel estuary upstream
View of Pentire headland
View of Crantock headland
Gannel ferry station, where you catch the ferry from when the tides in, or swim from.
Shifting sands
One of the ever changing meanders of the river
Tikka looking for any wildlife to terrorise
Black-Headed Gull (
Larus ridibundus)
Sanderling (
Calidris alba)
Little Egret (
Egretta garzetta)
Oystercatcher (
Haematopus ostralegus)
Mallard (
Anas platyrhynchos)
Curlew (
Numenius arquata)
Bar Tailed Godwit
(Limosa lapponica)
Dunlin
(Calidris alpina)
Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
Redshank
(Tringa totanus)
A flock of Widgeon (A
nas Penelope)
Greenshank
(Tringa nebularia)
Common Gull
(Larus canus)
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