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Thursday, 27 August 2015
Sand Martins, Seagulls and the Garfish
If you walk
West along the beach towards Porth Dinllaen, there is a magnificent set of Sand
Martin nests, tunnelled into the collapsing cliff bank. It was busy, busy towards
the end of August. The chicks peering out of the nests looked big and hungry.
When the parent returned with food, only 1 of 3 was happy.
While I was
admiring the view across the bay, from just beyond the Tŷ Coch, a seagull
struggled to take off from the sea, with a snakelike Garfish swinging beneath
its wings. Quite a heavy load. On the sand the fish made several attempts to
wriggle free. Juvenile gulls tried to share the prize but the catcher was
feeling selfish.
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