Mist opportunities

I wanted to share a few photographs of Winterton dunes, taken last Sunday morning before I began my journey back to Copenhagen. It was a very still morning and, at dawn, there was a blanket of mist covering the dunes and pasture. The silence was deafening. Unfortunately this scene only lasted an hour or so. The photos were taken at around 0620 and, by 0800, it was sunny and clear... ...as can be seen from the photo of 2 Egyptian Geese (a scarce bird in Winterton) flying past a short time later.

It was interesting to note that migration was very thin on the ground in the still weather.. there was noticeably less movement both overland and out to sea than the previous few days of moderate south-eaterlies. The few birds that were moving were also generally moving at a much higher altitude. It would be interesting to know if this a well-known phenomenon at vis-mig sites...

Photos: Horsey Mill from Winterton dunes at dawn; Winterton village; and two Egyptian Geese