A moderate E>4 at Fly Flatts early morn at 7 degrees but feeling much colder with the wind chill but clear blue skies and sunshine.
Very hard to work the west bank this morning in the strong wind and glare of the sun with very little about. The east wind had worked in reverse for me and taken the birds away rather than bring them in.
Just the usual Ringed Plovers and Redshanks with no Dunlin or Common Sandpiper present. Wheatears were down to 3 whilst a single Snipe was 'chipping' from the top fields.
Two Grey Partridge were present along with 2 Goldfinch in the compound. I only usually get Goldfinch at this site in the autumn when the thistle tops die back.
Late afternoon at TMR did,nt improve on the morning much with still the strong E>4 and a brilliant silver glare from the water with the low sun.
Around 200 big gulls on the water but impossible to check them out with the glare and all being in silhouette, but looked to be around 50% each of Herring and LBB.
A pair of Teal flew across the water ,closely followed by a single Common Sandpiper which dropped down way over in the SW corner out of the wind whilst 4 Redshank were very active.
Otherwise just the usual resident birds other than 2 Swallows hawking over the wood.
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