At last, a decent weather morning at Fly Flatts with an icy cold NE>4 at 4 degrees and full cloud cover.
The cold wind had worked its magic on the birds livening them up and getting them mobile once more.
Gulls were on the NE banking with Herring and LBBs but these soon moved on leaving 4 LBBs that stayed on the water. A single Pink Footed goose was in with the Canadas, possibly the Leeshaw bird thats been hanging around there for a few weeks now.
The pair of Ringed Plovers and the Common Sandpiper were still present along with 1 Oystercatcher and 3 Redshank but no more Dunlin as yet.
Still just the one Wheatear which I didnt find until the afternoon session, way over on the Robin rocks, and its looking like I can forget spring Ring Ouzels at Fly Flatts with most having moved through by now, though theres always chance of stragglers on the high ground until early May.
A Buzzard soared high over Tatie Pie Hill whilst 2 Raven were over the quarry area and a male Sparrowhawk watched for an easy target from a wall top near Fill Belly Flat.
A nice bit of respite today getting back into the winter coat to walk the west bank before the hot, calm stuff returns again tomorrow.
Good to see DJS scoping from his car on the top road this morning.
Fly Flatts
15 Herring gull
8 LBB gull
1 Pink Footed Goose
1 m Wheatear
1 Common Sandpiper
1 pr Ringed Plover
2 Raven
1 m Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
+ usual sp.
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