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Saturday, September 23, 2023

Here come the Pinks, Fly Flatts. Autumn Equinox.

 

                                    Single Wheatear

                                    Fog slowly clearing.
                                    Mist over the water.
                                    Pink Footed Geese >E
                                            4 Skeins
                                        






And yet again a foggy start to the morning at Fly Flatts but clearing by 0845 hrs leaving some heavy fog banks along the west horizon. A light WSW>2 at 10 degrees and 60 % cloud.
        Pink Footed geese were on the move from the start with 4 skeins over, 2 to the north of me and 2 to my south with a total of 184 geese. Meadow Pipits were moving >S continuously throughout the watch but otherwise very little other than LBB gulls >NE and 2 Peregrine over the moor.
A single Wheatear was down the entrance track among several blogging Mipits.

184 Pink Footed Geese........>S  and >SE. 4 skeins,   27, 55, 49, 53.
Several Mipits.....................>S and blogging
12 LBB gull........................>NE  plus 2 on the west bank
1 Wheatear
2 Peregrine
6 Canadas
5 Red Grouse
BS