Oystercatchers on the beach.

The sea has calmed down and, after some rain, the birds are feeding on the shore.

The moon has been putting on a fine show rising over the sea and gently lighting the bank opposite my back door.

An afternoon out....

.... at the East Ruston Old Vicarage garden.

This garden is about seven miles away from us and we go and wander around quite often. The garden has a great range of plants and settings and is well worth visiting.

The birds are on the move; the summer visitors have gone and the winter visitor are moving in. Here are two dunlins heading south to join up with many more. They will form large flocks which overwinter on the Essex estuaries.

It was a jacket morning......

........ as the north wind was blowing; not really cold but no longer summer.

A cormorant was sitting where the herring gull usually sits, which makes a change. There are a lot of cormorants about at the moment.

Young black-headed gulls were running around looking for food and giving me an action shot.

Time for a wash and brush up.

As the holidays come to an end the birds are coming back to the beach.

I know it is still August but the season is changing and it just feels different.

I am looking forward to the autumn and many more warm days.