A very wet morning at Fly Flatts with dull , calm and dry for the first 30 minutes then as the wind increased to NE>3 in came the drizzle followed by torrential rain.
The afternoon was dry and bright after a heavy downpour but the wind had increased and turned to WSW>4.
Using the theory ' One good Tern deserves another', it was back on Tern watch at Fly Flatts on an exceptionally wet morning which got the gulls moving but no more Terns.
The usual waders were present plus 4 Dunlin which had appeared overnight on the SW corner where most of the action was, whilst the area was alive with a feeding party of Swallows skimming and feeding low over the water in front of the arriving rain.
LBB gulls were moving >NW whilst Herring gulls were heading >NE with one LBB panicking me into thinking I,d got a Tern as it tried to land on a distant buoy in the heavy rain.
A single Willow Warbler was in the lagoon tree, unusual for springtime as I only normally get 2 or 3 during autumn dispertion.
The afternoon was rather quiet with 2 Buzzard sightings, one picked up by DJS who was scoping from the top road. The Buzzard flew over the water being mobbed by 2 Curlew but was unfortunately right in the sun.
I actually saw Dave on my way to Fly Flatts as he was walking up the track to check Mixenden reservoir in some of the heaviest rain you,ve ever seen. Good effort Dave, hope you,ve dried out.
Fly Flatts
4 Common Sandpiper
4 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
2 Snipe
1 Oyk
3 Wheatear
1 Willow Warbler
sev Swallows
2 Buzzard
2 Reed Bunting
23 LBB gull........>NW
12 Herring gull...>NE
+ usual sp.
BS