Bright and sunny from the word go this morning at Fly Flatts with a S>3 at 12 degrees.
Again the area was inundated with passerines on the deck with an increase in Wheatear and Stonechat but no Reed Buntings today.
The Black Redstart was again present though very mobile from one shore to the other mainly sticking with the Wheatears rather than the Stonechats but no sign of it on the mid afternoon visit.
At least 1 Greenland Wheatear present, possibly 3, whilst 1 Northern Wheatear was eating a Bumble Bee, its amazing what a varied diet a Wheatear has.
With checking activity on the ground plus photography its an impossible one man task to count passing birds in the sky so just casual observations of fly overs noting a steady flow of Meadow Pipits but otherwise very quiet skies.
No records of Pink Footed Geese on the move yet, last year my first skein over was Oct 5th but the year before I had skeins over on the 18th Sept.
A text from MP today reporting the Doe Park Osprey still present mid afternoon and into its 4th week now.
Fly Flatts Vis Mig
c200 Mipits...................>S
Bloggers
2 Lapwing
1 Black Redstart
11 Wheatear
1 Greenland Wheatear, poss 3
3 Wrens
9 Stonechat
21 Goldfinch
c 50 Mipits
Present
5 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Red Legged Partridge
+ usual sp.
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