Late afternoon at Fly Flatts in awesome conditions with a SW>6 , 100% cloud cover and rain throughout at 3 degrees.
A walk with the team to the SW corner but too windy to tackle the west bank so back to the car and after about 5 attempts I found a sheltered spot where I could stand behind the tailgate and watch the skies.
With the wind in the opposite direction to yesterday I had to park at the top end of the boat house for shelter leaving me excellent views to the west, north west, north and north east which was a much better vantage point than yesterday and right by the waters side.
As expected , the SW wind killed it dead as usual at this time of year, with moving birds, especially Kittiwakes, usually arriving from the SW and heading away >NE and as most birds don,t fly with the wind for fear of having their feathers ruffled causing wear and tear Fly Flatts misses out.
A small group of 14 Lapwings kept lifting up out of the top fields and flying around the turbines which kept me alert as is was Lapwings in March last year that alerted me to a passing Osprey. Otherwise it was down to a few Curlews and Canadas also in the top fields but I never regret going at this time of year, especially in these conditions, as one of these times I,m sure to strike gold as I did yesterday with the Kittiwake.
Strong winds and chance of rain again for tomorrow but westerlies forecast so that ups the stakes a bit.
BS