Walkers and shingle shifters on the beach this afternoon.

@adders Shingle shifters? Shingle shifters. Shingle shifters!

Is an unmarried baker a single sifter?

@Miraz Shoreham Beach suffers badly from longshore drift, so the Shoreham Port team periodically shift shingle back towards Lancing to protect the port entrance.

It’s very disconcerting when you go for a quiet beach walk and a convoy of trucks rumbles by…

@Miraz Here’s a good explanation of what’s going on.

@adders Oh that's really interesting thanks. Has some slight bearing on our beach and erosion here.

@adders That's fascinating. I've been aware of groynes on beaches since childhood sniggering over the word, but never quite knew what they were for. They're just one of the things you see on beaches, you know?

It's good to know they can move the shifted shingle back, reusing it again and again.

I should've said, 'Shove the shifted shingle shorewards,' for maximum alliteration.