A suitable morning at Fly Flatts with a fresh NW>4 causing white horses across the water with clear skies and sunshine at 12 degrees but cool in the wind. Visibility good apart from the heat distortion.
On arrival a SEO was hovering over the fields but facing into the wind before dropping down to disappear into the valley.
Just 6 waders present, these being the usuals reluctant to move on as yet whilst the sky was lively with Curlews on the move as well as Swifts which have been absent the last few days.
Still only 2 Wheatears present as well as 5 LBB gulls on the water and a Kestrel over the Flat Moor, a very scarce species this year.
Time to start checking the gulls so a trip to Ogden mid afternoon where they are starting to build up nicely with several LBB and Black Headed along with 18 Herring but no Yellow Legged as yet though we are now into the prime time for this species, so nothing special but good to get my gull head back on.
FLY FLATTS
1 pr Ringed Plover
1 juv Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper
1 Redshank
14 Curlew .....>S
1 Curlew present
c 50 Swift .....>S
1 SEO
2 Wheatear
5 LBB
1 Kestrel
c 30 Linnet
c 100 Meadow Pipit.
+ usual sp.
OGDEN
c 60 BH gull
c 80 LBB gull
18 Herring gull
1 m Tufted
BS