Barnacles are a speciality of the Solway. This group were on the Cardurnock pastures.
Oystercatchers battling with the tail-end of Hurricane Katia.
A typical Solway farm here on Campfield Marsh
Summer Solway and Criffel from Campfield Marsh.
Barnacles on the saltings of the R. Wampool, Cardurnock Peninsula.
Barnacles come in many thousands to the Solway, for the Winter.
The village of Bowness-on-Solway, which marks the west end of Hadrian's Wall and also the beginning of the Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve.
The village of Drumburgh, overlooking Burgh Marsh and the inner Solway - well known for its fortified farmhouse.
The eastern end of the village of Bowness-on-Solway. This is the western end of the Hadrian's Wall long distance walk - if you like real walking, it's great!
The entry to the eastern end of Bowness-on-Solway village - a welcome sight to the foot-weary hiker ... a great pub just round the corner.
Solway haymeadows with the distant Lakeland fells.
Late harvest on the Solway Plain.
My Solway this morning - Springtime.
The Campfield Marsh Barn Owl, hunting at dusk - a familiar sight. It's a great hunter - this year the pair have reared 5 young. It has been a good vole year, hence the large brood.
Pinkfeet and Barnacles grazing at North Plain Farm, towards the end of Winter.
Solway Corn Stooks - a memory of times long past. It was all handwork in those days ... harvestime could go on for months.
Storm over the Moss with the distant Caldbecks - typical of the Solway raised mosses.
The road along the saltmarsh, with Scotland's Criffel in the background.
Thunder over the peat hags - a wild and lovely place!
The main street of Bowness-on-Solway - a place of habitation since Roman times and, for all I know, before!
Late harvest on the Solway Plain, redolent with the sound of bees and the flight of butterflies.
Whoopers, our winter visitors, on the wetlands at Campfield Marsh Reserve - numbers can exceed 200 at times. Their wild bugling calls, under a winter moon, is a sound never to be forgotten. They can reach upto a 1000 on the Solway as a whole.
Whoopers come in to roost for the night, on the wetland at Campfield Marsh.
Wigeon, the heralds of winter, return to us each year on the Solway. These colourful duck are a wonderful sight and their whistling calls under a winter's moon, is a sound unequalled in the wildfowl world.
Wigeon and reeds in late afternoon sunshine.