Blue Skies and Blue Water,shame about the birds
Just goes to show that the weather we like,the birds dont. A cracking morning apart from the cold wind but very little movement in contrast to yesterday when it was teaming down and birds were plenty.
The moors are now near abandoned and silent other than a few Red Grouse with no Curlew or Skylark to be heard and even the geese have moved on. The water held 1 Canada goose and 3 Mallard and that was it.
No sign of Twite though there were several Wheatear and blogging Mipits around the feeding station area.
Movers :-
39 Meadow Pipit..................................>NW
41 Swallow..........................................>NE then >SE when wind speed lowered.
2 House Martin....................................>S
1 Alba Wagtail....................................>W
2 Grey Wagtail....................................>W
2 Snipe...............................................>W
11 Lapwing........................................>E
7 Wheatear........................................ on deck, all northerns.
Other :-
70+ blogging Meadow Pipit
4 Red Grouse
3 Kestrel
1 juv LBB........>N
+ usual corvids
BS