Fly Flatts at 1515 hrs late afternoon. A dull afternoon with the sun hidden by cloud as it disappeared below the west horizon. Darkness was falling sooner today though conditions were good with a light NW>4. Unlike yesterday the skies were quiet with 1 lonely Kestrel hovering over the moor and a couple of Carrion Crows mooching around.
A pair of Stonechat were down by the feeding station along with at least 3 Reed Buntings showing briefly above the heather. As the last of the photographic light disappeared ducks started to fly in from the SW and land on the water near the east banking to roost with around 18 Mallard and at least 1 female Teal. A very white bellied female duck came in with the last few Mallards which looked good for Wigeon but landed too far away and now too dark to say for definite but hopefully I,ll catch up with it in the morning.
As I was tackling up at the SE corner a wader called just the once which sounded in flight but I was unable to connect with it. Possibly Dunlin but something else to look for in the morning.
This evening was my 65th visit to Fly Flatts this year.
BS