At lo, or late ebb, tide the part of the central Humber Estuary at and around the mouth of the River Ancholme can be seen a mass of water-fowl, mostly on the exposed mudflat extending east of the remnant of Reed’s Island but also on the exposed lower River-bank, at the water’s edge or swimming on the water itself. Literally thousands of many different sizes and breeds – geese, ducks, gulls, heron, swans etc. Out on the Estuary mudflat the geese and gulls may be seen standing as close and dense as a crowded platform on the London Underground system. Doubtless many of the customers to the now flourishing Hope and Anchor public house and restaurant appreciate the location for its window on this aspect of the natural world.
(Sorry no photo, camera problems).