Nature throwing everything at the chick

Since hatching the chick has had to face almost gale force winds. There has been so much sand blowing around the beach that it ended up in my camera, breaking it. New one arriving tomorrow express post as this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity so I can't afford missing recording even one day.

I have been receiving a number of requests today asking into the welfare of the oystercatcher family given we are experiencing the worst November storm in over 30 years.

I've attached a picture to show that the parents are doing their best to look after their little chick.

The new place they have picked has lots of dunes and pigs face cover plus big clumps of wrack near the shoreline that they can sit behind, with chick tucked underneath their breast to keep it protected from the winds. Their move last night looks like it may pay off.

I'll be working to get fence lines up around the new location to protect them from people before the weekend.