Another ideal weather morning at Fly Flatts with full cloud on a SE>4 at 6 degrees with early drizzle which soon cleared.
A fresh arrival of Dunlin this morning with at least 5 present but all very mobile due to the lack of shore but all finding enough areas to feed, along with 9 Common Sandpiper and the usual Ringed Plover , Oystercatcher and Redshank.
A count of 12 Wheatear were along the west bank whilst 2 Snipe were up drumming, with Swallows moving through >N.
Nothing on the water other than 3 LBB gull and the usual Canada, Mallard and Greylags and lots of Greylag goslings and Mallard ducklings but no Canada goslings as yet.
Walking back along the south shore I saw a movement just out in the water which turned out to be a small Mallard duckling trapped in some plastic bank enforcement netting with the mother and 8 more ducklings watching helplessly nearby on the water. It was a matter of wading out knee deep into the water and the cutting it free, whereas it quickly joined its mother and other ducklings.
A good soaking but worth it to see it swim off to live another day.
I then cut the rest of the mesh which had washed out of place so it couldnt happen again. Luckily I always carry a pair of side cutters in my pocket which I have used several times, mostly to get sheep out of wire fencing.
Pleasingly its looking like the same forecast for tomorrow which will do me.
BS