A decent day weather wise at Fly Flatts with a light W>4 this morning with broken cloud and sunshine increasing to a SW>5 by late afternoon but still sunny spells.
Two Redshanks were in the SE ponds this morning along with several Lapwings and numerous Meadow Pipits. Nothing around the shoreline other than more Lapwings whilst the water held 2 Greylag and the usual Canadas. No gull move today with just a single Buzzard being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows.
Late afternoon and a scan around showed nothing of interest on the water front so I concentrated on the edge of the moor below the west bank in hopes of Wheatear or Ring Ouzel, neither of which were present all along the west bank bottom. Stonechat numbers are improving with 4 by the feeding station and 2 by the top gate, whilst raptors were active with 3 Buzzard high up and well out over the moor as well as a Kestrel and Peregrine.
Back at the car I was tackling up when I got a call from JM and as I was sat at the back of the car my surprise bird appeared so an abrupt end to the phone call and camera at the ready.
For a few days now I,ve been reporting a Blackbird around the boatyard which is very unusual for this site and it acted very timid only giving me a quick flash of black as it dived for cover. Well today it let me get a better view of it, what a shock to see a Ring Ouzel in the boatyard, the last place you would think of looking for one.
Fly Flatts
1m Ring Ouzel
6 Stonechat
1 Raven
2 Redshank
2 Greylag
+ several Mipits, Canadas and Lapwings.
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