Fly Flatts ( Ruff Dip )

14:00 - 15:30

With an excellent find by B.S.  of a Ruff at Fly Flatts this morning, I pondered whether to go and twitch it. 

The weather forecast was mixed but promised better weather in the afternoon so after lunch I had a drive over.

This place is quite vast and only accessible by the public at the north end.

Fly Flatts can destroy the soul or brighten your spirits - today the sun shone, there was a pleasant breeze and a few Waders and Raptors about and some absolutely beautiful moorland scenery (in my eyes anyway).

So today was a spirit lifter (bart whiskey).

No Ruff seen today but you have to take the " Ruff with the smooth" ho ho ho.

Birds:-

1 Red Kite.

3 Pied Wagtail.

2 Buzzard.

1 Kestrel.

Raven.

2 Curlew.

4 Oystercatcher.

3 Lapwing.

Dunlin.

2 Red Grouse.

2 Redshank.

Skylark.

4 Meadow Pipit.

2 Wheatear.

2 Common Sandpiper.

2 Reed Bunting.