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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Fly Flatts

 

                                    Usual Redshanks




                                    and Common Sandpipers


                                    Curlews busy breeding

                                    Plenty Swallows through 

A cloudy but bright morning with good visibility on a cool NW>4 at 5 degrees.
    A much quieter morning with a clear out of several waders leaving me with just 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Redshank and no sign of the Dunlins or Oystercatchers. Even small passerines were absent with no Stonechats or Reed Buntings though plenty Mipits and Pied Wagtails.
   A cross over of  Swallows heading >N on a low level and Swifts heading >SW on a high level with a good count of both species.
   Otherwise just the usual geese, Mallards etc so a bit of a damp squib this morning.
About the same forecast for tomorrow with a light NE at 5 degrees clouding in the afternoon.
BS