What started off to be a quiet morning at Fly Flatts in the icy cold ENE>5 suddenly sprung to life at 0700 hrs when 3 Shelduck flew in doing 4 circuits of the water before landing way across by the east bank. Almost immediately they scrambled out of the water to feed on the banking.
At last, 3 Wheatear were present and 2 Common Sandpipers.
Got plenty Nyger down which later attracted 2 Pied Wagtails.
3 Shelduck
1m 2f Wheatear
2 Common Sandpiper
5 Herring gull..................>SW
8 LBB gull.......................>N
+ usual sp.
BS