Fly Flatts 0615-0930 hrs Atrocious conditions. Gale force WSW>7 gusting 9 . Torrential rain showers.
An early start was wasted with torrential rain for the first 30 minutes but the wind eased slightly and the rain broke into frequent showers, possibly one of the worst mornings Ive ever been up there in.
The SE corner was alive with waders dashing about like mice and very hard to see as they were down in the channels out of the wind.
The northern end of the reservoir was quiet, again probably due to the wind, and only a few Ringed Plover were present here.
By the time I walked back to the southern end over 100 cars had arrived and the bikers were getting ready near the shoreline so apart from a few Redshank and Common Sands the pools were deserted. I never saw any birds heading towards the northern end but in the conditions they could have skimmed over the water unseen.
14 Ringed Plover
19 Dunlin
5 Sanderling
6 Redshank
7 Common Sandpiper
8 Pied Wagtail inc 1 pale bird but not a white.
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