Gold dust at sunset
"Gold Dust" at Goldcliff Lagoons - millions of airborne insects dance in the evening sunlight. Spider webs cover the grass. This bank holiday weekend we at last have had some good weather and I had the time to visit Goldcliff Lagoons in the evening for a sunset. On Saturday evening I had the nature reserve pretty much to myself. The tide was out and the lagoons were fairly quiet. I think apart from some of the breeders ( Avocets, Lapwings and Redshank) the lagoons were quiet and the huge Black-Tailed Godwit flock was absent. It was gloriously sunny and warm for a change during this visit. A welcome change as it has been like a mud bath for months, due to the incredible amount of rain we have had. Getting into Hide 1 remains like a Mission Impossible challenge as you have to walk over some wooden planks to avoid face planting in a quagmire. During the evenings at Goldcliff its really hard work to see anything from the first two hides and the platforms. The sun being low in th
