Dense fog and heavy rain on the tops today till well after midday then a bright late afternoon but canoes on the water at Fly Flatts. Boats are always out on a weekend afternoon which are no problem to the shore birds but the canoes tend to go right around the perimeter of the shoreline which flushes anything present.
The only wader found was a single Common Sandpiper which briefly flew across the water but nothing else other than a few Black Headed and Lesser Black Backed gulls.
A shortened session so spent the last 30 minutes scanning the farm area for DJSs Black Redstart but not to be found with just 1 Wheatear and several Swallows. The only thing of note this afternoon was a constant flow of Swifts over >S, the first I,ve had for over a week, with an estimated count of around 150 and several more feeding on Balkram Edge over the recycling plant.
Hopefully a fog free morning tomorrow and start the month off with another special wader, Grey Plover, Knot, Green Sandpiper or Curlew Sandpiper would do for a start plus a revisit of last years Spotted Redshank.
BS