Fly Flatts a.m. was decent conditions with full cloud cover and an early low cloud base. Only a light NW>3 at 15 degrees. The afternoon at Redcar Tarn was bright warm sunshine still on a NW>3.
An extremely poor morning at Fly Flatts with a walk the full length of the west bank plus a check of the boatyard and east bank only produced the usual pair of Ringed Plover along with 2 Common Sandpipers. Otherwise it was just down to 4 LBB gulls as well as the resident Canada and Greylag geese.
Late afternoon I bit the bullet and drove the road to hell heading for Keighleys Redcar Tarn. After sitting in traffic for most of the journey I finally arrived but its always worthwhile when you see all the gulls present.
Good numbers of LBBs and Black Headeds were on the water and in the opposite field but very few Herring with no adults.
A big bruiser of a gull stood out in the field across the road matching the description of KMs Caspian but turned out to be a 3rd summer Herring.
Nothing else of excitement on the water but good numbers of Tufted duck plus the usual species. A flock of around 100 Lapwings were constantly overhead.
BS