All good things come to an end so after 2 days of Common Scoters today was a downer.
Late afternoon with 50% cloud cover letting the sun through with a moderate NW>6 peaking at 25.9 m.p.h. whipping up the waves and sending white horses and dark shadows racing over the water and lashing up the east bank, which in itself was a pleasure to watch.
More shoreline is showing daily and with further dry weather forecast, as well as a heatwave and calm winds which I,m ignoring and hoping doesnt happen, the shore will be in tip top condition for mid Julys returning waders.
The shoreline today was alive with Common Sandpipers and a walk to the far NW corner revealed at least 14 and 9 young which are growing amazingly quickly.
Canada geese young are also grown enough now not to be troubled by the gulls whilst the pair of Greylag with 7 well grown young have moved on even though the young were,nt flying.
Mallards were the only duck present with 5m and 1f new in from yesterday but still no sign of the 2 female with familys of ducklings which seem to have taken their young across the moor.
Swifts were the bird of the day with literally hundreds , again low over the water and very high up in the sky, some actually hitting the tops of the high waves as they skimmed over. A few Swallows and House Martin were in with them but it looks like I will have to wait for autumn vis mig for my first Sand Martin this year.
BS