A nice show of Stonechat moving through.
Another wave of Wheatear present.
Defence Helicopter Flying School over the moor.
I thought it was the Copper Chopper.
Good to see the Wheatears are still coming
- A disastrous start to the day with thick fog at Fly Flatts early morning and getting thicker as the morning went on. Hoping for a clear I hung on until 0915 hrs before admitting defeat.
- Late afternoon the skies were clear and sunny with a temperature of 16 degrees on a moderate W>4.
- A new wave of Wheatear had arrived along with Stonechats passing through, mainly around the south bank and in the boat compound.
- A few hirundines passed over as well as Mipits which had probably been pinned down with the earlier fog whilst a good flock of Goldfinch and Linnets were present on the track side Thistles.
- A pleasing afternoon which made up for a disappointing morning.
- VISIBLE MIGRATION
- 18 Swallow................>S
- 2 House Martin.........>S
- 38 Mipits..................>S
- 1 Buzzard...............>SE
- 2 Merlin..................>SE
- PRESENT
- 9 Wheatear, northerns.
- 7 Stonechat
- c 70 Goldfinch
- 18 Linnet
- + usual sp.
- BS
