with a Swift sneaking through , top right. Taken from the south shore out of range and misty.
A poor day weather wise at Fly Flatts with fog this morning which looked to be clearing first thing but then came back thicker than ever. Late afternoon gave 1 hour of murky haze and light rain with the fog returning half way through the watch.
I could only check the ponds this morning in the conditions and the only birds found were a Merlin low over the water and 4 Raven on fence posts by the Flat Moor as well as several Meadow Pipits down by the waters edge.
On arrival late afternoon a first scope across to the east shore produced 13 Curlew in the mist so a quick dash through the boat yard to get a closer view and make sure they were,nt Whimbrel but as I was going through the yard a flock of very noisy Canada geese flew from the fields down onto the water near the Curlew and when I got the scope up they were gone, but another day with newcomers on the move.
I hadnt time to go round and check the gulls out before the weather closed in but a scope from the NE corner found 19 LBBs and 2 Herrings with no sign of yesterdays Yellow Legged.
Back at the ponds the usual Ringed Plover was chasing a second bird around whilst 4 Black Headed gulls went overhead >S.
The ninth of July and new arrival moving birds daily since the 1st July with a total of 74 species seen at Fly Flatts so far this year.
BS