Last visit of the year to Fly Flatts

 

                                        First light, Fly Flatts

                                    Slipway under water

                                    Floating jetty

                                        The Nab

                                    Cloud over the western ridge

                                    Distant Peregrine

                                Fast and low over the Flat Moor

A breezy morning at Fly Flatts with a moderate W>5 at 3 degrees. Clear skies and some sunshine with occasional scud clouds moving over low from the west.

    Fly Flatts did nothing to boost morale after a disappointing year up there from September onwards. This site is looking like a spring only venue in the new year.

     Apart from 2 Raven, 2 Kestrel and a Peregrine, no other species were found in the reservoir grounds or water, with any bird life found in surrounding fields.

     A count of 32 Greylags, including the 2 white geese were in the Withins field along with 12 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing and 2 Mistle Thrush. A single Herring gull, flew over as well as 1 Canada goose whilst 21 Black Headed gulls were in the Nolstar field, but another year without Golden Plovers in that area.

   A mixed bag in the morning with part cloud and a moderate to strong WSW.

Out in the garden with the dogs this evening at 1750 hrs a skein of Pink Footed Geese headed >W overhead very noisy contact calling in the dark and rain. 

BS