Fly Flatts late p.m.

      Good suit for wader photography.

        I told them not to put the water back in, we need the level down.

                                            In to land

                                                 1 of 6 Wheatear

                                         Unwanted Wheatear approaching

                                       How to get rid of a Wheatear

              Wall to wall Common Sands, 14 counted

                                Dont get many tree dwelling Wheatears

                                    This one thought it was a Nuthatch

1500 hrs at Fly Flatts in a light NE> 2 at 4.5 mph with 100 % cloud cover , some of which were very black. I had to share the venue with the fire brigade today so I stuck to working the east banking from the boating compound area which turned out to be very productive.
                                                                  Common Sandpipers were spread all along the east banking from the boathouse to as far north as I could scan with a count of at least 14 with probably more on the west and north banking. Strangely I had a count of 14 on 30/04/17  which got up to 15 before several moved on.
                            Three male and 2 female Wheatear were around the compound along with several Mipits whilst 2 pair of Stonechat were in the juncus but very illusive.
                              Overhead LBB gulls were moving >S along with 2 Herring >W. Otherwise it was down to the usual sp.
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