Fly Flat Reservoir 04-04-2008

FLY FLATTS - FRIDAY 4TH APRIL 2008 - 0915 hrs - 1215hrs

Hey up lads,

 

Started off very cold with a F5 NW straight in the face and rather poor visibility.However,improved mid morning with wind dropping and noticeably warmer - partial clear blue skies with altocumulus, some fractus, cirrocumulus, cirrus and velum.

 

Vis Mig :

 

Meadow Pipits - a very good movement of Mipits throughout observation period with up to 15 birds in a group. All heading north in two basic streams - directly over the res and over the windmills. Counted (minimum) 308 Mipits.

 

Pied Wagtail - 4 birds high north (a 3 group & a single).

 

Goldfinch - 3 high north over windmills. 

 

Swallow - 2 seperate birds along the road north.

 

Wheatear - 2 (seperate male and female) moving through over moor near windmills.

 

Others :

 

Kestrel - 4

 

Goldeneye on res - 1 male

 

Usual numbers of Curlew, Canada Geese, Lapwings (several blogging) and Snipe.

 

 

Cheers

 

Howard

 

Golden Plover - 20