Fly Flatts, passerine morning.

 

                                   Wheatear, 1 of c10 present

                                Juv Whinchat.

                                Water gushing down the overflow

                                    Outlet to overflow. Track submerged.

                                    Lagoon full to the brim

                                    Shore well gone SE corner

                                    South bank

                                    Boat slipway under water

                                    Yesterdays wet clothes out to dry.

A bright sunny morning at Fly Flatts with blue skies and sunshine on a NW>4 at 13 degrees.

         Small passerines were the bird of the morning with a minimum of 10 Wheatear along with a juv Whinchat. An adult male Pied Wagtail was present but the 6 juvs seem to have moved on now whilst  single Willow Warbler was in the lagoon tree.

     The family of 3 Oystercatchers were on the west bank cobles where a juv, brown Peregrine was sat on the banking top briefly. Just 2 LBB gulls over >SE, otherwise, quiet skies. Just a few Swallows over the water but have,nt had a Swift for 2 weeks now.

BS