Cloudy start but soon spoilt when the sun broke through leaving clear skies and rising temperatures.
A very light W>2 at 17 degrees rising to 21 degrees late afternoon.
With high pressure still dominating the weather there was very little going on both morning and afternoon.
A low count of LBBs and BHGs headed >SW but no commons through for a couple of weeks now. This time last year I was getting Yellow Legged Herring gulls regular at this site throughout August.
A few Swallows and Swifts headed >S over the water whilst wader wise,just the pair of Ringed Plover remain with worryingly no sign of the chick or chicks today though the adults still act as if they are present but spending a lot of time feeding at different areas of the shore?
A chance of a bit of rain tomorrow but still a very light W>2 . Wednesday and Thursday look promising with some moderate westerlies and heavy rain, just what the doctor ordered.
2 Wood Sandpiper and an Osprey at Ripon today, getting close.
Fly Flatts
2 Ringed Plover
4 Kestrel
1 juv Peregrine
1 Buzzard
12 Swallow...... >S
3 Swift.............>S
13 BH gull......>SW
12 Swallows...>SW
+ usual sp.
BS