A bad day all round today with the morning Fly Flatts trip abandoned due to heavy drizzle and thick fog so took advantage of the time off to bath and cut one of the dogs.
A mid afternoon visit to Ogden was busy with the public, despite the dull and damp conditions, whilst gull numbers were down and nothing out of the ordinary.
Around 40 LBB and c 80 Black Headed with only 5 Herring and no Common gulls present.
The 4 Oystercatchers were still on the east bank and several Crows feeding on a dead Canada goose whilst there was a good count of 11 Cormorant , on and around the water, plus the long staying Common Sandpiper.
On then to check the Thornton fields with just c 60 Black Headed in one field and all the other fields void of gulls. A flock of around 80 Lapwing flew overhead >W towards Thornton Moor.
Some signs of movement today with KM getting 6 Black Tailed Godwit at Redcar Tarn plus the Caspian gull which has been around a few days now.
BS