Up in the South Westerlies. Fly Flatts p.m. visit

                                 

  Common Sandpipers are happy feeding in the grass

             whilst Dunlin prefer to probe in the mud.

                                             a prize every time.

Back to Fly Flatts at 1500 hrs to find the wind had turned SW and increased to SW>4 gusting 5 still with 90% cloud cover and a noticeable drop in temperature. Several boats were out on the water which doesnt seem to bother the shoreline waders with still plenty Common Sands about along with their young.
                  Again just the one Dunlin turning up on the muddy shores of the lagoon which is not one of its usual haunts but seemed to be finding food easily enough.
A massive count of 373 Canadas out on the water at the NE corner with around 80 young but uncountable at the distance with them in amongst the adults. The 2 Barnacles were present but the pair of Greylag and their 7 young seemed to have moved on even though the young were,nt flying yet.
     Swifts were still feeding over the water and high up in the sky only just visible whilst 2 Grey Partridge were near the top gate.
BS