A milder day at Fly Flatts and a decrease in wind with a WNW>4 at 3 degrees and bright with 20% cloud and sunshine. A light hail storm did,nt amount to much.
A real wader day today with 2 new early arrivals slipping in overnight with a single Common Sandpiper and 3 Dunlin along with Ringed Plovers, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Snipe, Redshank , Golden Plover and Lapwing, a pleasing 9 species wader count.
A group of 15 Herring gulls headed >SW early doors and 8 Goldies went over high, fast and >NW. The Goldie flock was still in the Nolstar fields but had moved 1 field up remaining throughout the day. Two Grey Partridge were also present in the same field.
Fly Flatts
3 Dunlin
5 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Redshank
3 Snipe
8 Goldies.............>NW
31 Goldies...........>Nolstar field
15 Herring gull.....>SW
2 Grey Partridge
1 Merlin
1 Raven
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