on the Yorshire / Lancashire border.
1530-1630 hrs Fly Flatts.
Acceptable weather though still very windy with 80 % cloud cover and hazy visibility on a WSW>5 turning SW and increasing SW>6 with a forecast of increasing winds tomorrow. The road over Fly Flatts to Oxenhope via Nab Water Lane was still closed for murder investigations but it was passable as far as the sailing club gate from Halifax end.
All quiet on the water with just 1 pr Mallard which soon left to join 14 more down on Dean Head reservoir. A very pale phase Buzzard headed >S out along the western ridge, possibly the same bird thats been reported previously at Fly Flatts, Nab Water Lane and Leeshaw reservoir,.
A single Swallow headed >S over the moor whilst 2 Jays headed high and >W, this unusual species for here were obviously movers.
Several Meadow Pipits were slowly ground hopping their way >S in the strong wind with low numbers blogging on the moor.
7 Lapwing and 1 Golden Plover were flushed from the field near the top gate by magic mushroom pickers, the birds flying over to resettle near the wind turbines.
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