Winds still at gale force early morn but dropped considerably by mid afternoon prompting a well overdue visit to Fly Flatts. The wind was still a moderate NW>5 with light rain showers at 6 degrees.
The water was still very rough and the highest I,ve seen it, to the top of the south banking and over the track. The overflow was like the Grand Rapids.
A check to see if the Ringed Plover had weathered the 3 storms and , not only survived, but found itself a mate over the weekend with a, new in, adult female in full breeding plumage.
This has got to be the same breeding pair from the last 2 years, hopefully they will have more luck this year if they go on to breed.
Nothing else of note other than Red Grouse and a few Black Headed gulls but on the way back
a Buzzard was over Cold Edge Rd being mobbed by a Carrion Crow and the Skylark field ponds held several Mallards and BH gulls ass well as Lapwing.
BS