Sun brings out Twitchers on Mudeford Quay.

The beautiful sunny Sunday morning brought the crowds out on Mudeford Quay (Sunday 19 February 2012).

How nice is was to enjoy a pleasant stroll along Mudeford Quay to Avon Beach with families, dog walkers, joggers and Twitchers (bird watchers). The Twitchers had come out in force armed with cameras with long lenses and high powered telescopes and binoculars. They were looking for the Long Tailed Duck and the Slavonian Grebe.

They could not have had a better morning for bird watching. There was certainly some excitement over the sightings with some of the keener bird watchers nearly spilling their flasks of tea in such a  ruch to get to their lenses, when a fellow Twitcher shouted he'd spotted the Long Tailed Duck!

Regardless wether you're a follower of our feathered friends or not, there was one thing that we all had in common this morning, the sheer enjoyment of the still water and a darn-right gorgeous morning.

If the sighting of these birds interest you here is a snippet from the CHOG website relating to the sightings this morning. "On

were in Holloway's Dock. Adult Mediterranean Gull were either side of the harbour

and 3 Raven were seen."

Why not visit their website at http://www.chog.org.uk/Pages/Sightings.htm for more information.

Photographs also available of the lovely morning here.