Bright and breezy, Fly Flatts.

 

                                    Around 5 Wheatear present

                                    All juvs

                                Dark sky and rough water

                                pale rainbow.

                                white horses on the water

                                    Last of the shore

                                    Heavy swell

A wild and wet morning at Fly Flatts with a strong W>5 bringing frequent  heavy showers and short periods of sunshine at 12 degrees. Some very dark clouds moving over but clear visibility.

         Lesser Black Backed gulls were the bird of the morning with a steady flow >SW throughout the watch whilst a single Buzzard and Kestrel were over the moor. 

         Just 5 Wheatear, all juvs, were along the south shore but otherwise very quiet in the strong wind and no waders to be found. Unless we get a long dry period over the next couple of weeks its going to be a disasterous autumn migration period ,wader wise.

BS