A real mixed bag of weather at Fly Flatts today starting with heavy horizontal drizzle driven by a WSW>4 followed by a dry bright period and then black as night as a massive dark cloud came over. As I came away a touch of blue sky was showing.
A drive on the top road first to get DJSs Wheatear ,from earlier in the day, which I found quite easily near the roadside opposite the quarry entrance but by the time I stopped and grabbed the camera it was gone and in the blasting drizzle there was no chance of scanning around for it. Down then to the water where several new in Red Grouse were active between the water and the flat moor. Im hoping these have not just been released for the crazy men to shoot this weekend.
On at the SW corner 2 more Wheatear were on the distant rocks but very active in the wet conditions. Herring gull were moving over >SW throughout whilst a pair of Stonechat were moving along the fencing beyond the feeding station.
Scanning from the NW corner produced 1f Tufted duck and 1 Barnacle goose which later flew towards Cold Edge joined by the second Barnacle and 3 Canadas which had been behind the boathouse.
A single Buzzard headed >SW out over the moor hardly visible in the dark black skies at the time. Otherwise a few blogging Mipits and that was it but an enjoyable hour with something to watch throughout.
BS.