Another early afternoon visit to Fly Flatts in warm sunshine on a SE>3 at 19 degrees.
Just one hour to spare at Fly Flatts but again early afternoon which is usually poor but today was buzzing from start to finish.
The same 5 waders were on the shore but today the 2 juv Dunlin and 3 juv Ringed Plover were on the north shore, in the absence of the Peregrine, along with 2 Snipe in the same area.
A few small passerines were present with Stonechat, Whinchat, Reed Bunting and a single Wheatear as well as the usual Meadow Pipits which will be starting to move very shortly.
A small group of gulls were on the north shore but it was raptors on the move that stole the show with Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Buzzard and Kestrel though unfortunately very high and all at scope-able distance heading >SW over Tatty Pie Hill beyond the western ridge.
Fly Flatts
1 Cream Crown Marsh Harrier..............>SW
1 Red Kite.............................................>SW
4 Buzzard sp. ........................................>SW
5 Kestrel.................................................>SW
c 40 Swallow..........................................>N
2 Whinchat
4 Stonechat
3 Reed Bunting
1 Wheatear
2 Dunlin
3 Ringed Plover
2 Snipe
10 BH gull
17 LBB gull
2 Herring gull.
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