A lovely morning to be walking the moor with clear blue skies and full sun at 6 degrees on a light SE>2.
Good sounds of the uplands with Curlew, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Canada and Greylag goose all in good voice. How different to the winter months with no noise other than the wind and splashing of the water.
Another 2 male Ringed Plovers had arrived this morning with 3 male and a female now present as well as 2 Redshank that have settled at the north end of the water.
Several noisy Curlews were airborne as well as a single Raven and 3 Herring gull >SE.
Meadow Pipit numbers are building well now with around 40 present but not a single Snipe so far this year which is unusual.
The first arriving Wheatears are due in the next few days, these will probably be juveniles which are usually the first to appear back at Fly Flatts.
Looking like a dry week ahead with plenty light easterlies which hopefully will drop a wader or two , the water level is dropping slowly now exposing a few areas of tempting shore.
Hope you all have a good weekend.
BS