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Sunday, August 2, 2015

SEOs Steal the Show. Fly Flatts

                                          Barnie goose happy to stay
                                 Several juv Wheatears
                   Then along came the Short Eared Owl
                                               4 of em














                    These 2 shots mega distance with bridge camera

What I call perfect weather conditions this morning at Fly Flatts with heavy rain clearing by 0630 hrs
leaving 100% cloud cover with a slight S>3 and light drizzly rain.
Remarkably the shoreline, which is now disappearing fast , was void of waders other than 2 Lapwing. A single Tufted was on the water along with the usual sp. whilst 4 juv and 5 ad Wheatear were moving through.  Two Common Sandpipers were distant on the east shore .
On the Visible Migration side, Swifts were piling through along with a few Swallows >S whilst LBB gulls moved high and >W.
Most Meadow Pipits have moved from the moor with a few late breeders hanging on with a slight movement of this species >W.
Without a doubt Short Eared Owls took the biscuit this morning with 4 birds quartering the area and all seeming to catch prey. Hopefully they,ll move on in the next week before the sad men arrive on the 12th.

4 Short Eared Owl
1 Barnacle
54 Canadas + some on moor
4 Greylag
9 Meadow Pipit
2 Lapwing
4 Mallard inc 2 young.
2 Raven
4 Carrion Crow

VIS MIG
100 +  Swift....................>S
8 Swallows......................>S
43 LBB gulls..................>W
11 Meadow Pipit............>W
9 Wheatear......................on deck.
2 Skylark.........................>SW
2 Common Sandpiper....on deck
BS