A bleak morning at Fly Flatts with sleet then snow showers on an icy cold SSW>5 inc 6 at 1 degree though not as windy as forecast, with cloudy sunshine.
Gulls were on the move this morning >SW with 9 Herring gull, and 14 LBBs, one of which was a dark intermedius. The conditions were good for a Tern, which did,nt materialize, but early yet and may appear whilst I,m counting Little Gulls in May!!
A good overnight fall of Wheatear with a group of 11 by the feeding station with just 2 female among 9 males, one of which I believe to be a Greenland, standing out to be larger, longer legged bird with full buff colouring down its breast, rather than just around the neck area as in Northern. It also showed a count of 7 primary tips.
No new waders in as yet with just the usual Ringed Plovers, Redshanks, Oyks, Lapwings and Curlews whilst a Skylark was near the top gate in among the Mipits. Linnets are late back onto the tops with none showing in the area as yet and the Golden Plover flock seems to have, yet again, deserted the Flat Moor.
BS