An icy cold morning at Fly Flatts with early mist and fog clearing by 0815 hrs leaving part cloudy sky and sunshine. A cold NE>4 was blowing with a temp of 2 degrees.
Hard work this morning with most birds sheltering from the cold wind on the north shore so a lot of scope work involved and hampered by heat shimmer along the shore, even at this low temperature.
A single female Wheatear was on the west bank NW corner whilst 2 female Goosander were on the north banking, not a common visitor to this site. At least 5 Redshank showing along with 2 LBB gull out on the peninsular.
Several Curlew were in the top fields as well as 2 Oystercatchers and a few Lapwing and Meadow Pipits. Nothing moving skyward and awaiting the first Common Sandpiper to return.
At last, a change of wind for tomorrow with a light WNW eventually turning W, with sunshine, after a cloudy start. Temperature still starting off at 2 degrees.
BS