Something to look out for

Autumn 2010 Wheatears, Fly Flatts

By autumn male and female have near the same plumage

So who,s going to report the first Wheatear this year? Over the next few weeks birds will start coming through this area in,not their plain autumn plumage, but instead the males will be in their bright breeding plumage. The first reports are usually 20th March onwards but the way things are now earlier birds are possible so keep your eye on those dry stone wall tops and see if we can get an early record, mind you, DJS,s late Wheatear at Withins Gap has only just gone.

Queensbury birding has been a non starter today with a variation of thich fog and drizzly mist most of the day backed up by an icy cold SE>3. Good birding for the weekend, lets hope the weather is a bit kinder than the last few.
BS