Yesterday we had an Otter mini-safari, but for once my usual confidence was waning; a howling gale was blowing and the surface of the pools we usually visit was whipped up like the North Sea on a rough day, not exactly ideal viewing conditions. I focused my attention on the one patch of calm water, sheltered by a line of trees. A dark, menacing shape broke the surface…and it was a Cormorant 🙁 The next one wasn’t though, and we were soon watching Otters at both ends of the pool. Their behaviour in the rough water was very different to how it is in calm conditions, and an interesting experience, possibly explaining the suggestion by several observers that Otters are often absent on very windy days. After the NEWT Otter Experience, we carried on with a spot of birdwatching before returning to our starting point at Newbiggin, and the sight of an adult Mediterranean Gull floating high above the beach.
Otters on Monday
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