On Bastion today

The obvious sight as we walked on to the beach was the smoke from the fire in the Howe Range,  It has been re-stirred by a wind change.

The wind was also sending some nice waves on to the beach.

The Lions Club were also around the beach, rebuilding the steps.  This is a temporary - but professional arrangement to allow kids to get onto the beach.  Excellent stuff guys!

But if the kids get in the water, watch out for Bluebottles. 

Shorebirds were still around: Red-capped Plovers and Red-necked Stints were in numbers and accompanied by the first Ruddy Turnstone I have seen for a while,

A close up (and somewhat edited) photo of the Turnstone.

In plaves the sandbanks looked like a Fred Williams painting!

In others, a mess of ash.

These are - if I not mistaken - Deer footprints, coming from the direction of the campground