A very dark start to the morning with full dark cloud cover and everything in silhouette but brightened by 0845 hrs leaving cloudy sunshine on a light W>2 at 15 degrees.
A poor start off with a very quiet walk to the end of the west bank with the only thing of note being a single Buzzard on a distant fence post, 2 Black Headed gulls and 2 LBB gulls, the latter being well out from the east bank but standing in shallow water, showing how low the water is now.
A Dunlin flew across the NE corner giving off its familiar buzzing call , whilst 2 Oystercatchers were on the far bank. Otherwise just the usual Kestrels and small passerines plus Swallows >S.
The morning was like the womens football, boring with nothing happening until the last 10 minutes before it livened up. As I was ready for tackling up, 3 Common Sandpipers dropped in from the SE and landed on an island off the south shore. Shortly after, another 2 flew in but continued across the water to the north end.
A cloudy morning tomorrow with chance of rain on a moderate WNW at 14 degrees.
BS