Dense fog on the tops this morning along with heavy rain so a quick dog walk at Ogden was as good as it got.
By late afternoon the day had brightened up with good visibility, 90% cloud cover and a light SW>3-4. The water level is well up now and still filling rapidly with most of the south shore gone along with all the north end banking, channels, islands and gullies.
First job was a walk to the NW corner to scope through the c250 gulls with hopes of a Yellow Legged but nothing as yet. The waders were nowhere to be seen from the west side scoping the east bank so back round into the boat yard for a closer inspection.
All the activity was on the east bank below the vertical fence with 5 Redshank and around 6 Common Sandpipers along with 3 very young Common Sands running about on the mud.
Once again, as yesterday, just the 1 Dunlin and 1 Ringed Plover along with the pair of Teal on the waters edge with 4 Mallard.
Swifts and Swallows were again moving overhead >N.
Good to see JM up on the top road giving the place a good scoping.
BS