1500 hrs at Fly Flatts and just one hour before lights out with better weather conditions and better birding.
A light S>3 was blowing with little cloud showing clear blue skies and sunshine, something I moan about in summer but needed at this time of year for the light.
25 Gulls were on the water with 5 Herring, 16 Black Headed and 4 Common, the latter being a rare sight at Fly Flatts. These all moved off to various roosts as the light faded as did the 69 Mallard present on the peninsular.
A good show of Golden Plover way across on the east bank with a count of 28 and it was as I was watching these that a very white, winter plumaged adult Dunlin flew fast and low over the water gaining height over the south bank and disappearing high and >SW in real migration mode. I don,t know if the bird came off the shoreline or just a fly through but a nice sighting either way.
A single Raven was cronking over the Nab whilst 2 Stonechats were down by the feeding station. Back at the car and just time to watch the sun go down for another day but unlike yesterdays sunset the skies had that hazy , milky look which is usually a sign of fog coming in overnight.
BS