A dull misty morning at Fly Flatts with a very low cloud base on a light W>1-2 at 7 degrees.
As usual, the first wave of Wheatear had moved through leaving not a sighting this morning and very little else of interest other than 3 Ringed Plover, 9 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers and a single Snipe. A single Heron was on the moor on frog patrol but nothing skyward due to the low cloud.
The mid afternoon session at TMR fared better with clear skies and a light W>3 but a lot of glare from the sun on the water.
Plenty gulls to scope through with around 200 LBBs and 150 Herring but no small gulls at all. A Swallow skimmed along the reservoir wall through swarms of midges, you,ll remember those Howard, whilst several Mipits and Reed Buntings were on the wall also fly catching.
Just the usual wildfowl on the water plus 2 pair of newly arrived Tufteds whilst wader wise 2 Oystercatchers and 4 Redshank were present and a surprise to scope a Dunlin on the waters edge, the first back and just 5 days later than last year. Common Sandpiper were due on the 9th also so should be imminent.
Plenty of the usual species present but no Wheatears or Ring Ouzel on site as yet.
BS