I haven't been to the high tide roost for quite a long time. When we arrived this morning it was quite a shock to see the carpark so full and as we arrived at the area where birds form swirling flocks over the water as available roosting and feeding places are squeezed to a minimum I felt quite disappointed. I guess it's the price to be paid for popularisation.
People everywhere, few actual birders with scopes and binoculars but plenty of 'public' wanting to watch the spectacle. There were people watching from the very shoreline and some even wandered along the water's edge oblivious to the small birds being displaced by their thoughtless actions.
Thankfully most people were not interested in birding from the hides, and having escaped the crowds we were able to record some colour-ringed birds.
