so record shots only.
Lynda seeing her sister this p.m. so an earlier visit to Fly Flatts. The mornings weather was perfect for movers with 100% cloud cover, westerly wind and light rain but by midday the clouds had broken to 70% cloud cover with the sun showing its ugly head but the W>4 gave some promise.
As I was getting geared up, a text from DJS saying Greenshank at Fly Flatts, which speeding up the getting ready process quite a bit, so it was dogs and tackle in the car and burning rubber to Fly Flatts.
On arrival DJS was up on the top road and had lost the bird temporarily as he scoped the east back so a dash along the west bank to 3/4 of the way on where I set my stall up in my usual watch point spot where you can scope the full length of the east and north bank.
The Greenshank, which was a juv ,was soon relocated across the water from me but very difficult keeping track of it as it dodged in and out of the favoured hidden pools in that area plus it was at maximum range with heat shimmer along the banking making any chance of decent photos an impossible task.
Never the less Big Bertha likes a challenge so I fired away trying every setting possible but after 84 images taken I still ended up with a few record shots. By this time big black clouds had appeared with the sun poking through throwing everything into silhouette so Dave drove off and I walked back to the south shore leaving the bird preening in the waters edge.
A single Common Sandpiper was present as well as the usual Tufteds and 2 Teal along with several BHgulls and Lapwings and just the 1 LBB gull whilst 2 Kestrels hovered over the moor.
Thanks to eagle eyed DJS for a great bird well found, not easy from up on the top road with the sun and wind in your face.
BS