Full sun and clear skies again, at 5 degrees but a pleasing SE>3 inc >4.
Very much the same at Fly Flatts this morning though a few big gulls were moving through >NW. Still very slow on the migrants with a single Swallow and Wheatear and no new waders in today.
Mid afternoon and with a good breeze still from the SE and a chat last night with MC boosting my enthusiasm talking about moving Terns and Little gulls ,as well as an influx of waders in his area, see the Oxon blog linked on the right, I thought I,d better get over to Leeshaw which was a hotspot for passing Terns years ago when Mick was up here as a B.O.G. founder member.
I was surprised to find a decent amount of shore along the north side of the water and a scope around the edges found several Redshank, Oystercatchers and 3 Dunlin. The Dunlin kept flying around with the Lapwings but always keeping over the far end of the water and when on the north bank they were shrouded with a ton of heat shimmer, hence no photos.
Hopefully this shoreline will entice a few passing waders in. Just the one gull over, that being a 2cy/1st summer Herring but soon moved on by Lapwings.
Fly Flatts
16 LBB gull.........................>NW
2 Herring gull.....................>NW
2 Redshank
1 pr Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 pr Teal
1 Snipe
1 f Wheatear
1 Swallow
2 Barnacle geese
+ usual sp.
Leeshaw
1 Herring gull
12 Redshank
9 Oystercatchers
1 PF goose
3 Dunlin
+ usual sp.
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