A bright clear morning at Fly Flatts with 60% cloud and sunshine at 6 degrees on a moderate SW>5.
Still about 3 weeks to go before Fly Flatts starts to kick off so a steady morning today. Plenty to see and search for but nothing to get the adrenaline flowing.
Plenty Canada and Greylag geese now paired up and spread around the moor, fields and water ready for breeding, also several Mallards, mostly drakes now with the females at nest.
The Flat Moor is busy with Lapwings, all up protecting their territory from the Crows which are always present. Poor on the wader scene with no sign of Redshank or Ringed Plover and only 4 Oystercatchers and a single Curlew.
The pair of Pied Wagtails have returned to last years nest site where they successfully raised 17 young in 3 broods and are now starting again. Otherwise, just a few Red Grouse and Meadow Pipits and not a gull in sight. I thought the nice clear skies may have brought an Osprey over, with a few now on the move, but not to be, although most seem to move late afternoon rather than early morning. Black Tailed Godwit next with several on the move.
A bright sunny day for tomorrow with full sun on a light SE at 7 degrees early morn. Hopefully the light SE won't bring any fog in.
BS