A pleasing day weather wise after a night of rain,fog and drizzle with full cloud this morning at 10 degrees on a ENE>4 turning E>3 late p.m. with some sunshine and broken cloud.
Birding in June is a matter of sticking with what you,ve got until early July when things get on the move again. Luckily at Fly Flatts I,ve plenty to keep me occupied although it doesnt make an exciting blog.
Even with very little shore I,m spoilt with waders and summer visiting upland birds which you take for granted until they,ve gone .
All the activity was in the boatyard this morning with the Ringed Plover pair settled down and feeding close by and back to ignoring my presence which makes it look sad for the chick.
Common Sandpipers and Redshank were around the slipway and boat area whilst a walk along the length of the west bank just produced LBB gulls and a male Merlin.
No Dunlin today and just a female Mallard in the lagoon with its nearly fledged sole surviving duckling out of 3 separate broods of 16 young. Very rare that ducklings last long at Fly Flatts.
Going by my odometer, in the last 7 days at Fly Flatts I,ve walked just over 21 miles
searching the west bank for something special, no wonder I need some new boots.
Fly Flatts
2 Ringed Plover
7 Common Sandpiper
4 Redshank
1 Snipe
1 m Merlin
23 LBB gull
1 BH gull
3 Red Legged Partridge
1 Grey Partridge
2 Golden Plover
+ usual species
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