Osprey till it turned out to be a Heron .
A terrible morning on arrival with banks of mist sweeping through on a W>5 carrying heavy drizzle over the moor in a temp of 3 degrees improving slightly mid watch with brighter skies.
The first sighting was a pale droopy winged bird up in the mist which got the adrenaline going with thoughts of Osprey until it came into better view showing as a Heron very high and >NE.
Just time to check the west bank, drawing a blank, before Bentleys and YW moved in for more survey work. Back on sky watch all seemed quiet until suddenly the sky was full of Herring gulls which appeared over the east bank before circling the water and away >NE.
This is the highest count of Herring gulls in one group I have ever had at Fly with a count of 139.
Next up were two large flocks of Goldies over the wind turbines staying airborne around 15 minutes with 112 birds in total plus several more grounded on the Flat moor.
One of those mornings when I,d to drag myself away when it was time up.
BS