Fly Flatts 0630 - 0930 hrs
Icy cold NNW>5 with drizzle blowing across the moor. Poor visibility ti the West.
I expected Terns through this morning but not to be although Herring and LBB gulls were coming through in good numbers all >SW with some resident LBBs over the moor on chick and egg hunt.
Very quiet on waders with the water level at the top hence only 2 Common Sandpipers counted along with 3 Dunlin. Redshank have deserted the area this year but 2 pair of Oystercatchers were present in the fields.
A juvenile Peregrine came in low over the water from the SW half heartedly having a go at a Dunlin before lifting up high and off >NE over Oxenhope.
Wheatear have given us a miss this spring with low count around the area, just 1 male present this morning, hopefully they,ll drop in come autumn.
15 Goldies were still present at Hunters Hill.
3 Dunlin
4 Oystercatchers
2 Common Sandpiper
3 Curlew
5 Lapwing
1 juv Peregrine
1 Kestrel
6 Herring gull
39 LBB gull
1m Wheatear
+ usual Mipits, geese etc.
Another hugging of Nyger down but not a Twite in sight.
BS