0700 - 0945 hrs. Icy cold conditions at 3 degrees with a treacherous drive along an icy Cold Edge Road. Wall to wall sunshine with blue skies on a NE>4.
After a few days lull Fly Flatts bounced back in style this morning with no let up of birds throughout.
As I arrived 4 Whoopers were on the water at the far north end but very vocal and wing flappy so I knew I had,nt long before they were going to move.Just time to get onto the west banking and some distant shots before they were off flying a circuit over the Nab and wind turbines before gaining height and away >SE.
Starlings were moving >NW throughout as well as a good move of Fieldfare whilst Chaffinch and Brambling were picked up >W.
As the Whoopers lifted off a small wader was flushed from the east shoreline and flew south low over the water but I had to let it go to get the Whooper pics. This was probably Dunlin but I was unable to relocate it.
All in all a cracking morning. Good to work alongside HC/DCB at the other side of the Nab relaying the movement via phone, thanks lads.
Vis Mig
4 Whoopers blogging then......................>SE
c470 Fieldfare......................................,>NE and >N, around 200 blogged on moor briefly.
c 500 Starling.......................................>NW
39 Chaffinch........................................>W
7 Brambling........................................>W
24 Herring gull.....................................>N 1 group
37 Lapwing..........................................>W
43 Redwing.........................................>SW
15 Jackdaw..........................................>E
Present
2 Canadas
1 Grey Wagtail
1 unid small wader
2 Kestrel.
BS.