Luckily it left without causing any damage.
A wild near gale W>6 gusting 7 at 31 m.p.h. this morning at Fly Flatts with 80% cloud at 10 degrees.
Not a morning for walking the west bank or using the scope with the relentless wind blasting across the moor. Several gulls were in the sky, mostly LBBs and more gulls showing generally now but no Commons as yet and very few Black Headed.
Very low count of waders with 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank and one Oystercatcher and again, not a Dunlin to be found. The 2 adult and 3 juv Stonechat were present by the compound along with 2 male Reed Bunting.
The only new bird found was an unwanted juv Peregrine, a species that in previous years has played havoc with the waders. It went away hungry so hopefully it won,t return.
Plenty Swifts about today
A calmer day tomorrow with a forecast of dry and cloudy with a light westerly.
BS