A early afternoon quick dash to Fly Flatts with a S>3 and clear sunny skies at 19 degrees after a night of thunderstorms and torrential rain.
Just the same 3 juv and 1 adult Ringed Plovers on the south shore but nothing on the northern mud due to, not only 1, but 2 Peregrines sat some distance apart on the banking looking like they were working as a team on their victims. Not much chance of decent waders at this site whilst these 2 are around and to make it worse a falconer was working a Peregrine on the Flat Moor.
A small group of 5 Herring gulls were on the peninsular but all yesterdays wildfowl had left the water.
Passerines saved the visit with 7 Stonechat, 2 Whinchat and 4 Wheatear but all very flighty and keeping at distance, especially the Whinchats.
BS