House Martins Galour
1 of 3 Ringed Plover juv
juv Yellow Legged Herring gull, standing possibly 2
Bright yellow legs on this bird
Photo not good enough due to heat shimmer
2 Barnacles back on water
Water level rising fast, from the SW corner
East shore gone
Up to the floating jetty now
Most of the ponds gone.
SE corner, most ponds under water
- A decent day at Fly Flatts with clear skies and just a few light drizzle showers. The wind started off strong this morning with a NW>5 blowing but eased as the day went on to a W>4. The water is well up now and still pouring in so it looks like the shoreline may just last until September if I,m lucky.
- Plenty sky movement this morning with Meadow Pipits, Linnets and Swallows moving whilst 2 juv and 1 adult Ringed Plover were present with one juv in the SE corner near to the launch area whilst the other 2 were way over on the north shore.
- A walk on the west bank to the NW corner found 2 juv gulls, one of which was sporting bright yellow legs being a Yellow Legged Herring gull, with what was possibly a second YL but remained seated and I could,nt get any i,d,able photos due to the heat distortion from the shore.
- Walking the west bank late afternoon the Herrings had gone and just 2 adult LBBs were present but as I started to walk back I suddenly found myself surrounded with a swarm of House Martins low over the water and banking slowly making their way >S along with a few Swallows,
- 4 Swift and at least 5 Sand Martins. Several of the House Martins were young birds , an amazing experience to see.
- VISIBLE MIGRATION
- 68 Swallows.............>S
- c 80 House Martin....>S
- 4 Swift.....................>S
- 5 Sand Martin.........>S
- 13 Linnet................>W
- 57 Mipits................>SW
- 1 ad 2 juv Ringed Plover
- 1 poss 2 juv YL Herring gull.
- 9 Wheatear
- PRESENT
- 12 Canada Geese
- 2 Barnacle Geese
- + usual sp
- BS
