Another day of calm stagnant weather with dead calm at Fly Flatts to start with until a light SE>2 arrived but poor hazy visibility at 16 degrees rising to 23 degrees late afternoon, followed by a half hearted attempt of a thunder storm and some rain.
With 360 degrees of haze around the moor birds were coming over in the clear blue skies overhead. Mipits were the movers of the morning piling over until 0930 hrs when the blue sky clouded over. The area was also alive with grounded Mipits.
Up to 4 Wheatear were present whilst a Sparrowhawk flew low over the water flushing a cloud of Mipits from the south bank.
No sign of the Osprey at Denholme this afternoon after one hours watch plus a morning and afternoon check by MP, plus no reports in from this site or Hewenden, maybe this time it really has gone?
A group of 15 Herring gulls flew overhead >SE whilst a Gt Spotted and Green Woodpecker were in the wood. Nothing unusual on the water with just Canadas, Mallards and a single Moorhen.
Buzzards didnt seem to want to get up this afternoon just lazing in the tree tops.
Fly Flatts, vis mig
216 Mipit..................>S largest flock 48
c 100 Mipits.............>blogging
3 Grey Wagtail........>SW
1 Grey Wagtail .......>blogging
6 Alba Wagtail........>SW
26 Goldfinch..........>SW
18 Swallow............>S
4 Wheatear.............>blogging
Present
3 Greylag geese
1 Raven
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
+ usual sp.
Denholme
Green Woodpecker
Gt Spotted Wdpecker
15 Herring gull...........>SE
1 Moorhen
Buzzards
+ usual sp.
BS