Not the best of days at Fly Flatts spoilt by the icy cold WNW> 5 throughout an early morning and late afternoon watch. Visibility was good with 90% cloud cover but birds seemed reluctant to move in the cold windy sky other than Meadow Pipits this morning which were again piling through all >WNW into the wind. At one point it was like an autumn vis mig watch with Mipits showing on every scan, all high and direct.
A few of the Pied Wagtails from Mondays move had stayed behind with 3 female and 2 male around the boat yard area but nothing in the way of Wheatears after the first wave have moved on. Otherwise it was down to a single Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 15 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, 2 Redshank and the usual species.
I must be getting close to a mega soon, maybe tomorrow?
Good to have a word with DJS who was on watch along the top road.
BS