A trip to Fly Flatts 1445 hrs gave me sunshine and blue skies to contend with, something I did,nt want, on a light W>3 turning SW>4 then S>5.
A pleasant walk on the west banking to the NW corner but very little in the way of bird life. Just 4 Canadas on the water and 2 Mallard with still no shoreline exposed apart from the west bank cobbles.
Meadow Pipits were still moving >S in small numbers low over the moor and around 50 Swallows headed in the same direction.
Red Admiral butterflies were everywhere flying low over the water also >S.
No sign of the 11 Stonechat in the area meaning the birds at the bottom of Ogden Golf course this morning could be the same party, NK, PJWS.
Otherwise a Kestrel and 4 Red Grouse present rounded off the session.
A nicely topped up Raggalds Flood on the return journey held 12 Lapwing and 2 pr Mallards.
BS