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BS




Sunday, April 19, 2026

A winter wind at Fly Flatts

 

                                    5 Oystercatchers moving through

                                    1 of 3 Common Snadpiper
                                    Greylag goslings
                                    Minimum of  14 Wheatear



A clear morning with blue skies and full sun but an icy NW 4-5 at 3 degrees.
  As expected, no sign of yesterdays Little Ringed Plover or the Ringed Plover with 3 Common Sandpipers, 5 Redshank and a pair of Oystercatchers whilst 5 noisy Oystercatchers came through fast and low, continuing >NE.
    At least 14 Wheatear were present on the west bank and Robin Rocks but, as always with new arrivals at this site, very timid and flighty. Otherwise, things were keeping down out of the cold wind with most of the waders under the shelter of the far north shore.
    Very little in the sky with 2 LBB gulls, 1 Buzzard and a Raven being mobbed by Curlews. Apart from that it was just down to the usual species.
   Anything could happen weather wise this coming week with the wind turning from west to east early morn tomorrow and sticking to an easterly for the rest of the week with poor visibility and chance of showers. I may just make Fly Flatts in the morning before the wind gets round to the east then the rest of the week its looks like I could be catching up on Ogden with Fly Flatts probably fogged off.
BS