{"id":1331,"date":"2014-02-05T22:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2014-06-30T20:17:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T20:17:28","slug":"spring-tide-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1331","title":{"rendered":"Spring tide rising&hellip;."},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6673.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Little Egret waiting for the tide\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Little Egret waiting for the tide\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6673_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>             <br \/>Seems<\/a> like ages since we watched a decent high tide come rolling in. February\u2019s spring tide in Southport was too good an opportunity to miss.           <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lapwings fleeing the oncoming tide\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lapwings fleeing the oncoming tide\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6745_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>           <br \/>Peewits \u2013 the first of the waders to flee the oncoming tide.           <br \/>&#160;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Knot\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Knot\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6798_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>           <br \/>One of the dozens of flocks of Knots wheeling across the sky in their thousands. Whilst the murmuration of Starlings is well known I\u2019ve always found the tight formation flying of Knots more spectacular.           <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6783.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Getting closer\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Getting closer\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6783_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>             <br \/><\/a>Even better, as the tide rolls in and covers more of the marsh the Knots are pushed even closer.           <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A change of direction and they&#39;ve changed colour\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A change of direction and they&#39;ve changed colour\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6797_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>             <br \/>A<\/a> quick change of direction and the flock changes colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Oystercatchers on a grassy island\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Oystercatchers on a grassy island\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6832_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>             <br \/>Meanwhile<\/a> the less wary Oystercatchers gather on one of the few remaining islands of grass.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6838.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Oystercatchers taking flight\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Oystercatchers taking flight\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC_6838_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/>             <br \/><\/a>Eventually the Oystercatchers are forced to flee and the Wigeon move in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seems like ages since we watched a decent high tide come rolling in. 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