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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Fly Flatts late afternoon dabble.

                                        A late staying male Wheatear
                                                3 Ringed Plover

                                    Dunlin and Ringed Plover


                                           Small gull on the right had me going
       Looked a real oddball but got to be a second summer Common


                                    Strange time of year for a Common gull




                                  Herrings outnumbering LBBs today.

A brighter afternoon after this mornings drenching with 50 % cloud cover and some sunshine though the wind had increased to W>6.
                                                 Swifts were still moving through on a broad front with several over Bradshaw on my way and a continuous flow over the water at Fly Flatts all >NW.
3 Ringed Plovers had joined the 40 + Dunlin but kept confined to the NE shore across the water which made them difficult to see on the wet reflecting mud.
                                              Again a small number of big gulls, mainly Herrings with only 28 present whilst a smaller gull appeared looking strange and out of place. An unusual visitor to Fly Flatts and especially this time of year being a second summer Common gull although it did have me consulting the books when I got home, just in case.
                                                Another unusual find was a male Wheatear which I thought would all have gone through by now.
Same forecast again for tomorrow so it could mean another soaking with strong winds and showers for the morning but well worth it if it drops something in.
BS