A too warm morning at Fly Flatts at 14 degrees with full sun on a light SW>2.
A walk on the south bank soon picked up the distinctive buzzing call of Dunlin and I soon picked it up on the waters edge. It flew further down the shoreline then amazingly reappeared with another 3 Dunlin which all headed across to the peninsular.
A scope round produced 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank and 2 Oystercatchers but all at distance, along with the Curlews and Lapwings which made a decent count of waders.
Still only a single female Wheatear present with a good flow of Swallows >SW but no House Martin or Swift as yet. A pair of Red Legged Partridge were by the track and a few Meadow Pipits but a very low count of the latter this year so far.
With Wood Sandpipers on the move I'm hoping for a reoccurrence of last year when one was present at this site on the 10th and 11th of May.
Not my sort of forecast for tomorrow with clear skies and full sun with a very light breeze from the SW, starting off at 15 degrees.
BS