A pleasant morning at Fly Flatts with full cloud on an icy cold NE>2 at 12 degrees with good visibility.
With very little showing at the south end I did the long walk along the west bank to the NW corner to scope the north shore in the hope of waders. Just 2 Common Sandpipers on the strip of mud along with 2 Wheatear and a few LBB gulls. A few more LBB gulls were on the peninsular as well as 4 Black Headed and a Herring gull.
Back at the south end the 2 breeding Common Sandpiper were present as well as 4 juv Lapwing whilst the air was filled with Goldfinch and Swifts. A single Kestrel was the only other bird skyward.
Nothing on the water other than the family of 1f and 4 young Tufted ducks plus the usual 38 Greylags and 300+ Canadas with most goslings near fledging.
Hopefully there will be an improvement in the next few weeks, wader wise.
Cloudy sunshine for tomorrow on a very light northerly starting off at 12 degrees and peaking at 19.
BS