I know I like rain but this is ridiculous. Heavy rain and drizzle continuous throughout the day making Fly Flatts almost unworkable with a soddened scope, wet and steamed up bins and dripping clothes plus a few sub standard photos not worth publishing.
The morning saw heavy drizzle on a light NE>3 with low scud clouds and mist and fog patches rolling through. Late afternoon had heavy rain with the wind turned N>3 but slightly better visibility.
Gulls were on the move with LBBs, Common and BH gulls all >NE but surprisingly no Terns.
A juv Merlin flew over checking out the single tree and lagoon before heading off over Fill Belly Flat dismissing the fallacy that raptors don,t fly in the rain.
A pair of Teal were out on the water and 2 male Ringed Plover were present, one on the slipway and one on the east peninsular.
A nice find this morning for Mark Pearson with an adult Med gull firstly in Thornton fields then relocated at Doe Park. Had a quick look round on my way home from Fly Flatts but fog was down by then.
Fly Flatts
2 Teal
2 m Ringed Plover
1 juv Merlin
83 LBB gull.........>NE
8 Common gull....>NE
27 BH gull...........>NE
+ usual sp.
BS