Friday, August 12, 2011

Fly Flatts

This afternoon in the fog and rain did not disappoint!
1 drake Common Scoter was a surprise near the sw corner and later moved towards the top end of the res'r
2 Common Sandpipers
1 Curlew over in the mist
5 Swallows going south
5 Wheatears
2 LBB Gulls including the one with the smashed right wing - I can't see it surviving much longer
No Twite again

Cold Edge Road down from The Withens to Nolstar Kennels
10+ Wheatear
40+ Meadow Pipits
6 Linnet
2 Kestrels
3 Curlew over going sw

Mixenden Res'r
4 Goosander (looked like the same birds seen at Ogden the other day)

1 comment:

Brian Sumner . said...

You did well to pick out the Scoter today Dave in those conditions, it was clear tonight and it still took some spotting.
Dedication pays off again