miss em when they,re gone.
A real hot and sticky late afternoon visit to Fly Flatts with 23 deg and hot hazy sunshine on a light SE>3.
Apart from 3 west bank walkers I had the place to myself so no nugget moan today.
Most of the upland species seem to have young now spending their time in the air squabbling amongst themselves whilst watching over their new born on the moor below them. Things were quiet in the conditions with 7 Dunlin , 8 Common Sandpipers and 4 Redshank as well as Curlew, Lapwing and the usual geese.
The Canadas are taking their chicks down the banking to graze but when anyone is approaching they have to dash back up the banking, over the track and down into the water but if there are off the lead dogs they can,t get back in time and I have found 4 dead now near to the water obviously from dogs as any other predator would have taken them.
Whilst in the SW corner everything went up in the air and a Peregrine appeared from nowhere overhead making me struggle to get a few half right shots before it was quickly ushered away with Lapwings and Redshank.
With plenty tempting shoreline now and reports of Little Ringed Plover and Sanderling close to home its a matter of wait and see what appears over the weekend.
Swifts were feeding until last light yesterday over Foxhill for the first time this year and this morning several were piling over Queensbury all >NE, theres going to be some late breeding this time so we may see them here longer than usual.
BS