Fly Flatts a.m.

           2 Barnacles on water, the 3rd is paired up with a Canada
                                         in the top fields.

                                   Rare visitors, 3 Tufted duck

                 A fast flying Snipe flushed but not as fast
                            as Big Bertha.

A decent morning at Fly Flatts once the fog had cleared leaving it bright and sunny with mist to the west on a light W>3.
                                Plenty activity in the skies until the clouds burn off leaving clear blue sky which killed the job mid morning.
Down by the feeding station a pair of Wheatear along with the pair of Stonechat were present but very mobile on the edge of the moor but the Whinchat seems to have moved on.
                                 A nice surprise to get 3 Tufted on the water showing some signs of movement after a very poor winter on the wildfowl scene with no Goldeneye or Wigeon being seen as well as Whooper Swans failing to show.
                                A few Linnets were the first this year whilst on of the Barnacles seems permanently pair up with a Canada goose spending most of their time in the top fields.

1pr Wheatear
1pr Stonechat
7 Linnet
2 Snipe
3 Barnacle
2 Redshank
2 Greylag
2m 1f Tufted
+ usual sp.
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