Friday 11 May 2012
Wheatear and Grasshopper warbler Bonanza
well what a year for wheatears,today I counted 17 in one field and all of them look like 'greenlands' to me .So far this spring I have had over 60 individulas which is better than the last 5 years put together and also 6 Grasshopper warblersso far.The other species doing well are short eared owl with 13 sightins to press.Also today a lesser whitethroat at the crem with 2 Buzzards low overhead.Ravens with 3 young and Lesser repolls displaying at an upland site.Also had 2 pairs of stonechats this week which have become pretty scarce.
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Must have been more than one location surely?
Not a bad week or two for you Andy. I read somewhere that the flight from Britain to Greenland for the Wheatears is 30 hrs flying time and probably nowhere to stop off for a rest unless its a ship!
Yep all over the place in Calderdale even so a very good passage this year due to the easterlys.
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