A moderate SW>5 turning W>6 was,nt as bad as I expected today although the heavy horizontal rain proved unpleasant. Visibility was good at 12 degrees with 7 okts cloud cover decreasing to 6 okts with some sun in between the showers.
All vis mig took place early morning apart from the surprise of 2 Sand Martins over late afternoon.
Quiet on the wader front with the same Dunlin and juv Ringed Plover in the NW corner that have been present for 3 days now whilst 6 Teal were still present and 3 Tufted on the water. The Scaup x Tufted type had gone making it look even more suspicious.
The daytime security guard was on duty up there for 9 hours today before swopping over with the night man. Unfortunately he told me he,s not a birder otherwise what a brilliant job that would be watching over the reservoir for 9 hours and getting paid for it.
Vis Mig
2 Sand Martin.............................>S
7 Swallows.................................>S
38 Mipits....................................>S
12 Black Headed gulls...............>SE
2 Grey Wagtails.........................>W
6 Collared Doves......................>W
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11 Collared Doves...................by the Delvers
3 Tufted duck
6 Teal
sev Mipits
1 juv Ringed Plover
1 ad Dunlin.
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