The waders, primarily short-legged knot feeding on the mudflats, are forced to roost elsewhere until the tide recedes.

When the tide recedes, the rays separate and withdraw to shelters on the reef.

High tide brings in salt water, and when the tide recedes, solar evaporation of the seawater in the soil leads to further increases in salinity.

Visitors have been known to return from a hike to find their cars submerging and themselves stranded until the tide recedes.

When the tide recedes, the harbour turns to mud.