1500 hrs Fly Flatts. Howling W>6 blowing at 28.6 mph with a temp of 9 deg but feeling more like 3 in the wind chill. White Horses raced across the water.
Waves were lashing over the east bank bringing all the waders to the west side of the water with 7 Common Sandpipers and 4 Redshank whilst all the Canadas and 2 Barnacles were keeping down in the rushes along the east shoreline leaving just 5 Mallard on the water and a new sighting of a pair of Tufted duck diving just off the east shore in the roughest part of the water which did,nt seem to bother them.
Down near the feeding station 3 male Wheatear were present whilst a 4th male was moving about between the bridge and Robin rock. Three male Pied Wagtail were also down near the feeding station but no spring Ring Ouzel as yet although its usual here to have to wait till the autumn to get a returning bird.
Sky wise 2 Herring gulls headed >SW with a Kestrel hovering over the Nab.
Got the first lot of DJSs new seed down today along with more Nyjer so we,ll see what transpires.
BS