A cold but clear morning at Fly Flatts with full light cloud cover on a NE>3 at 3 degrees.
An active morning for birds with now 2 Common Sandpipers present and a single Dunlin as well as the usual Redshanks and Ringed Plovers.
A single Snipe flushed from the dyke whilst 2 were 'chipping' in the top field and 2 Oystercatchers were nearby. Very little in the air other than 5 LBB gulls>NE, a single Peregrine over the Nab and 3 Buzzard up together over the western ridge with just the 1 Wheatear today.
On the way home 18 Golden Plover were in the Nolstar field including a brilliant Northern bird.
Driving through Bradshaw a Little Owl was sat on a street light which made me swing round in the road and jump out to get some cracking close shots, but then disaster.
Back home I downloaded 150 images, from the morning session, onto the laptop whilst on the phone to the vets at the same time. Whilst listening to music and waiting in a queue to be answered , instead of concentrating on what I was doing, my photos came into view on the laptop so I deleted them from the camera ready for the next session. What I didnt see was a pop up saying an error has occurred , photos not saved, and there they were gone.
When the vet finally answered I hope she did,nt hear me sobbing. Luckily I soon forgot the photos when she told me the bill for Ollies dental was £600.
BS