An icy cold start to the morning with a moderate ENE>4 gusting 5 with white horses across the water and spume blowing around the shoreline. The wind was forecast as light ! Full cloud with some quick breaks of sun at 7 degrees but feeling much colder with the wind factor.
A walk the full length of a very blustery west bank this morning but very few waders across on the north shore, though it was hard to keep the scope steady, with just Redshanks and Common Sandpipers showing.
A group of 8 LBB gulls were across on the mud along with 2 Herring gulls, one of which looked good for Caspian with a long bill and small dark eye though difficult at the distance and in heat shimmer so will have to see if I can enhance the photos at all for more detail.
On returning to the SW corner 2 Dunlin were feeding in the spume on the waters edge whilst 6 Swifts headed >W. The last 30 minutes of the watch provided several groups of Oystercatchers over >NE, the largest flock being 10 with a total of 38 all >NE. This is the third time recently that I have had Oyks moving over, amazing to see and hear. The Ringed Plover was not to be found this morning.
Sailing regatta day at Fly Flatts tomorrow so a new venue for the mornings watch.
Another cool, cloudy morning forecast for tomorrow on a moderate >NNE starting at 7 degrees.
BS