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BRIAN SUMNER.
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BS




Monday, May 25, 2026

Fly Flatts. Hot and quiet.

 

                            Surprise visitor, Little Egret. Far NW corner.

                                As good as it got, camera wise.



Another of those dreaded hot mornings at 20 degrees but once again a nice SW>3 kept it workable with full sun and good visibility though photos around the shore were out of the question with a ton of heat shimmer.
    Bird of the morning was a surprise visit from a Little Egret but only scope-able way across in the NW corner before leaving >N. Waders were keeping their heads down with just a Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper and 3 Little Ringed Plovers seen briefly over the water whilst 2 Wheatear were on the west bank near the depth gauge but too hot to walk on there.
    A few LBB gulls were heading >SW and a single Black Headed gull was over the water. Otherwise, very little to see other than the usual species.
    The horrible weather continues tomorrow with full sun on a very light NW with a starting temperature of 20 degrees. Next to fog, this is the worst weather for Fly Flatts birding although it will get the water level down.
BS