Full sun at FlyFlatts this morning but a pleasing cool SW>3 at 16 degrees but feeling cooler with the wind factor.
First spot this morning was a Dipper on the slipway as I arrived which did'nt hang around. This is only the 3rd sighting of this species at Fly Flatts, the other two sightings being below the west bank in the overflow.
The water level has dropped enough to show some decent areas of shore and the east bank peninsular is now well exposed but the only wader present was a single Common Sandpiper. I was hoping for something special this morning to get my Fly Flatts head back on but this never happened with a poor session and very few birds.
Canada geese are now down to around 100, plus 1 non flying Greylag and a few Mallard whilst 5 adult and 3 juv LBBs were on and around the water. No small migrants in the compound bushes other than 2 Mipits and 2 Wrens whilst a single male Wheatear was on the south bank moulting into autumn plumage. One Swallow overhead and that was it for a 2 hour watch.
The road through Hebble Brook is going to be closed from the 2nd to the 16th of August and the diversion is a 2 mile detour on narrow roads through the bottom of Mixenden so I'll be giving this venue a miss until mid August. This road closure also cuts off the route to Mixenden but this is'nt a problem as I only use Mixenden as a late autumn/winter venue for wildfowl and gulls.
Another bright sunny day tomorrow but promising to be slightly cooler in a light NW wind.
BS