A pleasant morning at Fly Flatts with good visibility apart from a slight haze over the moor. An icy cold SE>3 at minus 2 degrees with 90% cloud showing odd patches of blue.
Quiet water today with just 4 Canada geese and 7 Mallard whilst 5 Herring gull headed >NE and
12 Common plus 2 Black Headed gulls headed >SE.
The single male Stonechat was still present, not seeming to be bothered by the biting wind, working its way through the boatyard and around the lagoon area. Two Lapwing were on the north shore but no other waders present as yet, and who can blame them!
Red Grouse, Ravens, Kestrel and Buzzard present and that was it. Plenty gulls around the open tipping area at the Balkram Edge recycling centre.
An hour spare early afternoon so a quick look at Doe Park, Denholme. Unfortunately, with it being school holidays, the water sport centre had canoes on the water so very little waterfowl to see other than 3 Canadas and 6 Mallards and the only gulls being 4 Black Headed, 3 Common and a Herring gull, all fly-overs.
A Cormorant was on its usual buoy and a Dipper, Moorhen, Grey Wagtail and Mistle Thrush were down by the beck.
Otherwise, just the usual species.
Good to hear that Whooper Swans are starting to move around with 3 reported on the EGP ski lake today. Report from CG via E-Bird.
Another below zero start to the morning tomorrow at minus 1 on a moderate SE and hopefully no fog. Another day and the wind is to come away from the east, at last, turning south and south west.
BS