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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

A livelier Fly Flatts

 

                                    Good visibility

                                    Water level going down well
                                    Shore starting to appear
                                Alive with frogs and frog spawn
                                    2 of 4 Oystercatchers


                                    1 of 2 Redshank

                                    Single Ringed Plover



Low cloud as I arrived at Fly Flatts early morn but soon cleared in the cold moderate SW>4-5 at 4 degrees with some broken cloud and a short blast of sun.
    Bit of a wader morning with 25 Lapwing, at least 18 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe and a single Ringed Plover. The water just held the usual Canada and Greylag geese plus a few Mallard but no visiting Common Scoter today.
    A single Pied Wagtail was collecting food near its annual nest site and 2 Meadow Pipits were near the lagoon. A check of the Wheatear hotspots though a bit early yet with my first arrivals nearer to the end of the month, my earliest ever at this site was 17th March 2023.
   All quiet around the Nolstar fields and gulls noticeable by their absence now.
Cloudy sunshine for tomorrow on a moderate to strong westerly at 5 degrees.
BS