Another horror hot day but a decent N>3 turning NW then W>4 made it more pleasant though still raising up to 27 degrees by late afternoon.
Another good wader day but nothing on the scale of yesterdays Black Tailed Godwit but enough to keep the enthusiasm going. Another wave of small waders had arrived overnight with Ringed Plovers, juv Dunlins and Common Sandpipers spread out between the SE and NE shore.
A small dark duck had me racing along the west bank thinking Common Scoter only to find a female Tufted.
Sky wise there was a steady flow of Black Headed gulls >N, all checked for Terns, as we are now in the peak Tern passage time. Swifts were going in the opposite direction all >SW during the morning but dried up by the late afternoon.
The water level is receding slowly leaving more room for the juv Common Sandpiper to maneuver and hopefully it is about ready to fledge. This will be the last bird to fledge in the area now which is always a relief knowing that they now have more of a chance when they can fly.
The original pair of Ringed Plovers that have been with me since the last day of February still sometimes tend to act as if they have young but I think they are just going through the motions since they lost their last brood. They can breed into August but its getting highly unlikely now.
Fly Flatts
4 Ringed Plover
5 Common Sandpiper + i juv
6 juv Dunlin
1 f Tufted
33 BH gull.......................>N
39 Swift..........................>SW
+ usual sp.
BS