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BS




Sunday, August 20, 2017

Migrant Moving Day. Fly Flatts. Nab Water Lane.

                                       More Wheatears moving through



                                   Sparrowhawk over the Nab

                               Fly Flatts Wheatears and Mipits
                           Nab Water Lane. Minimum 10 Stonechat
                             Looked like 2 families


                                       Distant Whinchat

                     Mega distant Spotted Flycatcher looking odd on
                                                              the moor. A site first.

Fly Flatts was alive with migrants mainly in and around the solitary tree.
Large numbers of Red Grouse and Red Legged Partridge were in the area, either just brought in or flown here to safety from yesterdays shoot over the hill.

Nab Water Lane was heaving with at least 10 Stonechat,( 2 families) as well as a single Whinchat, Wheatears and amazingly a Spotted Flycatcher on a wire fence on the edge of the moor picked out by BV in his scope. Good to meet Brian V up there and experience all the migrants.

Fly Flatts

Present
2 BH gull
1 Herring gull
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
1 Reed Bunting
c 30 Red Grouse
c 40 Red Legged Partridge
+ usual sp.
VIS MIG
1 Willow Warbler.................blogging
1 Whinchat...........................blogging
1 Stonechat...........................blogging
5 Wheatear............................blogging
1 Tree Pipit...........................blogging then >W
sev Swallows........................>SW

Nab Water Lane
VIS MIG
2 Wheatear..........................blogging
min 10 Stonechat................blogging, 2 family parties
1 Whinchat.........................blogging
1 Spotted Flycatcher..........blogging, a first for this site.
BS