Up among the waders, Fly Flatts

 

                                    A misty start

                                    Buzzard in the mist

                                        Usual Common Sandpipers

                                    Oystercatchers

                                    Dunlins

                                    A fall of at least 11 Wheatear

                                    100 year old driftwood

A misty start to the morning with a few fog banks moving through but soon clearing and the sun trying to break through the cloud. A light NE>3 at 8 degrees.

    Still sticking with the usual waders but a new wave of Wheatear had arrived with at least 11 along the west bank but no sign of Whinchat in the annual hotspot, and no sound of Cuckoo from the Dean Head valley as yet.

   A single Buzzard was working the moor whilst 2 Red Legged Partridge were on the entrance track along with 3 Stonechat whilst several Swallows and Swifts were overhead.

  A brighter day promised for tomorrow remaining dry on a moderate NE, kicking off at 3 degrees.

BS

   

Wader morning, Fly Flatts

 

                                    1 pair Tufted duck

                                    6 Wheatear

                                2 birds, not a mirror image

                                    Several Common Sandpipers

                                    Redshanks

                                    and Dunlins

A decent morning at Fly Flatts with full light cloud on a light S>3 at 8 degrees with broken cloud and sunshine by 0930 hrs.

   Apologies for yesterdays missing blog, which is now below tonight's. Once again I got watching a lifeboat launch on live web cam and then forgot to publish the blog which was ready and waiting.

     A pleasing wader morning with several Redshank, Common Sandpiper and Dunlin but no sign of yesterdays Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers. A Snipe was up drumming, a rare species for this site over the last couple of years.

   At least 6 Wheatear were present, a couple of which looked good for Greenland, whilst a pair of Tufted duck were on the lagoon before moving off onto the reservoir. Otherwise down to the usual species with now 5 adult white Greylags.

    Once again, the forecast for tomorrow is 50% chance of rain, though they have said that for the last 2 days with nothing developing. A light NE wind is forecast at 8 degrees.

BS

     

    

Fly Flatts. Thursday 7/5/26

 

                                    Stonechat busy feeding young

                                    Pink footed goose

                                    1 Oystercatcher

                            Waders way out on the peninsular obscured by heat shimmer

                                Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover

                                    Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover

An ideal morning, weather wise, with full light cloud and good visibility on a light SSE> at  4 degrees.

   Waders were buzzing this morning but very distant on the peninsular and badly obscured by heat shimmer. At least 4 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Common Sandpiper and 2 Dunlin as well as the usual Curlew, Oystercatcher and Lapwing.

   A Pink Footed goose was in with the Greylags before heading off towards Cold Edge dams whilst small passerines were 2 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting 3 Wheatear, 4 Pied Wagtails and several Mipits. Plenty Swallows skimming low over the water but nothing moving skyward.

    A light SW for morning at 9 degrees with some thick cloud and 50% chance of rain throughout the day.

BS