Up among the waders, Fly Flatts

 

                                    A misty start

                                    Buzzard in the mist

                                        Usual Common Sandpipers

                                    Oystercatchers

                                    Dunlins

                                    A fall of at least 11 Wheatear

                                    100 year old driftwood

A misty start to the morning with a few fog banks moving through but soon clearing and the sun trying to break through the cloud. A light NE>3 at 8 degrees.

    Still sticking with the usual waders but a new wave of Wheatear had arrived with at least 11 along the west bank but no sign of Whinchat in the annual hotspot, and no sound of Cuckoo from the Dean Head valley as yet.

   A single Buzzard was working the moor whilst 2 Red Legged Partridge were on the entrance track along with 3 Stonechat whilst several Swallows and Swifts were overhead.

  A brighter day promised for tomorrow remaining dry on a moderate NE, kicking off at 3 degrees.

BS