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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Fly Flatts in the drizzle.

 

                                    2 of 5 Oystercatchers

                                    East bank






                                    Plenty Goldfinch

Another pleasant weather morning at Fly Flatts with a moderate NW>4 at 14 degrees with full cloud and light drizzle throughout.
   Once again, the overnight fog on the tops had cleared by 0700 hrs leaving Fly Flatts hazy but pleasant enough, in what I call excellent reservoir conditions, though the drizzle failed to drop anything down.
     Only the one Common Sandpiper found this morning but 5 Oystercatchers were on the east bank, these being mainly juvs.
     No gull movement today with just a single LBB on the water whilst 2 SEO and 3 Kestrel were airborne. Nothing else of note other than the usual compound full of Goldfinch, Mipits, Pied Wagtails and a single Stonechat. At least 20 Pied Wagtail are present, mainly juvs, but only a single Grey and a White so far and no Yellow as yet, though Yellow are scarce at this site and only singles have been seen during Aug/Sept in previous years.
    Showing cloudy sunshine for morning on a light NW at 13 degrees followed by a cloudy afternoon.
BS