Waiting for the waders.
A lack of the needed cloud this morning with full blue sky and sunshine starting to cloud mid watch.
A lighter but very cold SW>5 gusting 6 at a low 7 degrees.
The clear skies early morn was an opportunity for a clear out of birds and any wader movement was probably very high up in the blue sky. I went up to the reservoir full of wader enthusiasm but was soon brought back down to earth with not a wader to be found and very little else.
Up to 5 Wheatear were present but very mobile in the wind whilst half a dozen Meadow Pipits were in the compound bushes. Otherwise, a single Canada goose on the water and a Kestrel was the only bird in the air. Oh well, that's birding, and there's always tomorrow.
Looking better for morning with heavier cloud and a light sou'wester.
BS