Fly Flatts 0700-1000hrs Cold near gale force WNW turning W > 6 gusting 7 with drizzle throughout.
Dark cloudy skies. Thanks to the BBC weather for predicting the warmest day of the year, well not at Fly Flatts.
Most of the Curlew have left the moor now with several over high and >SW with a few remaining with young.
The area was alive with Swifts feeding over the water whilst Redshank and Lapwings were busy keeping LBB gulls at bay.
The hope of Common Scoters on the water did,nt last long with just 300+ Canadas and about 30 Greylag, several being juvs.
Six Dunlin flew up from one of the ponds before I had time to snap them and settled in the marshy ground out of sight.
6 Dunlin
4 Redshank
3 Curlew + 18 fly-overs
2 Oystercatchers
6 Common Sandpiper + 1 juv
2 Golden Plover
1 Kestrel
9 LBB gulls
c150 Swift + a few Swallows
Plenty Meadow Pipits, no Twite.
300+ Canadas
c 30 Greylag
BS