Good conditions this morning with full cloud and a W>4 at 12 degrees then deteriorated, bird weather wise, late afternoon with full sun at 19 degrees.
Its just a matter of waiting for around another week now before things can be expected to start happening with just small hints of movement starting to show.
Another 4 Curlew went over this morning very high and >NW with all the locals gone whilst around 40 Swifts headed >SE coinciding with yesterdays move and a big move over the east coast.
Black Headed gulls were heading >NE along with a low number of LBB gulls whilst 2 Buzzard and
3 Kestrel were in the air.
Down on the deck it was just the usual waders with the juv Dunlin frantically feeding all day on a very restricted shoreline now with the water well up. The Dunlin is probably missing its parents a bit as it spends all its time around the 2 Common Sandpipers and their 2 chicks. It even takes note of the Common Sands alert call as a YW vehicle passes and dashes for cover with the chicks.
Plenty disturbance today with YW contractors working on the west bank erecting a wind turbine and solar panels to assist with monitoring the water level.
A good shout this morning from MP with a Little Egret on his patch at Doe Park. A good reward for regular checks of his local patch. My 2 Little Egret appeared at Fly Flatts last year on the
18th July so it must be a regular time for movement. Thanks for the call Mark.
Fly Flatts
2 Ringed Plover
3 Common Sandpipers + 2 chicks
1 juv Dunlin
2 Buzzard
3 Kestrel
1 pr Pied Wagtail + 2 juvs
c 40 Swifts...>SE
5 LBB gull......>NE
15 BH gull......>NE
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