Good conditions at the reservoir this morning with a moderate S>4 with full cloud and rain throughout at 9 degrees.
Though conditions looked ideal for Terns and gulls it never happened , instead, near empty skies but the weather dropped in more Common Sandpipers with 12 now present, but all but the breeding pair of Ringed Plovers had moved on.
The south shore was alive with Wheatear giving a count of 10 without risk of a double count whilst the water is now full of Greylag, Canada and Mallard, all with good numbers of young.
Just the usual waders present along with 5 distant Golden Plover in the Nolstar field whilst several Swallows headed >SE. Three Whinchat and a Stonechat were keeping at distance in the top fields below the road along with more Wheatear.
An invasion of Pollen Beetles has been apparent over the last few days with hundreds around the boatyard, the floating jetty is black with them, and there are several around the garden at home.
More rain for tomorrow morning on a light westerly, bang goes my shoreline.
BS