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No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.
BS




Monday, October 10, 2022

Fly Flatts. More waders and a mega.

 

                                  Mega for Fly Flatts, 1st winter Caspian gull
                                     distant shots , half length of reservoir


                                               Heading >SW






Another bright and breezy morning at Fly Flatts with a mix of sunshine, cloud and showers on a moderate W>4 at a cool 5 degrees.
                                  As soon as I got out of the car 2 winter plumaged Dunlins zig zagged over the water very low and fast heading for the NW corner but a breezy walk on the west bank failed to find them on the shore so they must have continued >NW.
                                Three Buzzard were up together over the west ridge enjoying their favourite west wind whilst 2 Raven were over the quarry. Just a few Mipits in the sky heading >S in migration mode
and 27 Mallard were on the water.
                               Mid way through the watch I was scoping a single Common gull on the water when another gull flew low over the water but further away towards the north shore. As soon as I got the scope on it you could see its snouty shaped white head and small black eye, a 1st winter Caspian gull.
                            It had pink legs with a yellow ring on its right leg making it probably KMs bird that he has seen recently at various sites. It continued to fly >SW over the moor above Castle Carr.
                            Several Redwing contact calls overhead as I took the dogs out this evening after dark.
BS