Friday, May 29, 2009

Fly Flats

1 pair of Twite plus 3 other individuals seen in the area - better than none at all, but fewer birds than last year!
Most of the Wheatears seem to have moved on - none found today
2 Oystercatchers and 2 Common Sandpipers around the res'r and c230 Canada Geese

Also several Painted-Lady butterflies at the top of Dean Head Res'r

3 comments:

Jeff Cox said...

Good to hear the twite are still around Dave. There are still none at Langfield Edge (that I have seen anyway) and this is the first time since I started keeping records that I have seen none there. There seem to be fewer wheatear too as I have only seen a few. Just seems a very poor year all round I'm afraid - apart from Meadow Pipit and Skylark which seem to be around in good numbers.

Daniel Branch said...

there were lots of painted ladies around soil-hill yesterday aswell. also skylark, linnet pr. and 3 lapwings

Andrew Huyton said...

All the wheatear seem to have moved on from Widdop area as well, not seen one for over a week or two. On a slight positive there has definately been a build up of Spotted Fly in the Crags, still got my fingers crossed for Pied Fly, Redstart and Wood warbler.