Another good day to be watching the water with a strong SW>6 gusting 7 with 80% cloud at 9 degrees.
Leeshaw was very lively as always in windy conditions with birds frantically moving around the area, never settling for long.
Oystercatchers gave a count of 32, just one below last years record count of 33, but will soon be moving off to their own breeding areas.
Meadow Pipits were on the move both morning and afternoon with birds piling through >NW whilst gulls headed west into the wind. Out of 47 Herrings only 2 were adults, the rest being 1w.
The wind was howling mid afternoon at Fly Flatts which didnt deter the hardy windsurfers on the first day of the club re opening after a 12 month absence due to repairs to the reservoir and Covid regulations.
No Kittiwake or Terns but a nice selection of gulls including a single Great Black Backed and ,as this morning, Meadow Pipits heading through >NW.
Unfortunately , this is the last day of the strong wind with a threat of the nasty calm and hot stuff tomorrow which is not what I,d pick but beggars can,t be choosers.
Leeshaw
32 Oystercatchers
3 Redshank
1m Goosander
2 Cormorant
c 100 Mipits................>NW
45 1w Herrings..........>W
2 ad Herring...............>W
+ usual sp
Fly Flatts
23 1w Herrings.............>SW
6 ad LBB.......................>SW
4 BH gull......................>NE
1 GBB..........................>NW
c 80 Mipit....................>NW
4 Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
1 Reed Bunting
2 Raven
+ usual sp.
BS