Friday, March 18, 2011

Various sites (am)

Target bird was Wheatear today - not a sign of any!

Fly Flats
1 Redshank
2 Oystercatchers
4 Goldeneye
4+ Skylark
c20 mipits moving through >NE
No Twite but plenty of Red Grouse

Crimsworth Dean
Flock of 38 Curlew at the head of the dean plus others on the moor
2 Oystercatchers
6 Lapwings
c20 Stock Doves
2 Little Owls
c50 mipits and similar number of Chaffinch moving through and heading up the dean towards the moors >NE

Castle Carr Road
1 Little Owl

Wainstalls
At least 4 Brambling still there with the Chaffinch flock in the garden behind the 'Delvers'
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3 comments:

Jeff Cox said...

I went up to Langfield and West Scout today looking for Wheatear but turned up nothing but a single Mipit. The area was eerily quiet. Worrying.

38 Curlew - a fab number Dave. Think I'll wander up there over the weekend.

9:45 pm
David Sutcliffe said...

The area just beyond Grain Water Bridge is often good for early Wheatear and in past years I used to clock early Ring Ouzel there too (though not in recent years).

10:00 pm
Brian Sumner . said...

Dont worry about the Wheatear Dave ,Ill be going up there in the morning to get one for you, weather permitting.

8:45 pm

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