Fly Flatts 0700 hrs with annoying sun making photos near impossible until it got higher in the sky but once again the E>5 was blowing well keeping the temperature down.
A real change around today with only 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Redshank showing and all the Dunlins from yesterday moved on and the action replaced with all big stuff in the sky.
Around 20 LBBs and Herring gulls were flying around and settling on the west bank harassing the geese chicks whilst Lapwings, Curlews and Redshank constantly mobbed them.
A single Raven flew over the Nab whilst a Peregrine skimmed low across the water but right in the sun so missed a good photo opportunity there.
Several raptors around today all over the moor at distance over Tatie Pie Hill with 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and a battle going on between a Buzzard and Short Eared Owl, my first SEO up there since 1/8/2015 when several were present.
All in all a pleasing morning.
BS