Another Bastion outing

The Lions Club went at it like beavers and have finished the steps.  An excellent bit of work

The beach had a fair amount of kelp washed up.  (Indeed up by the mouth it looked as though waves had broken over the bar.)

 A lot of soot/ash was still washing up.

 Te rain has caused the water level in the Inlet to rise, covering a fair proportion of the sand bars.

We came across a large (26 birds) group of Red-capped Plovers skulking in a shelly area by the mouth.

 One plover was down at the Inlet edge hanging out with a Red-necked Stint.

When looking out from Captain Stevenson's Point I noticed 2 Ravens investigating a lump on the beach.  On looking today I found the lump to be a former deer.  I'm less sad about a feral beast dying.