Back to work this morning then a Sainsburys shop and on my way to Fly Flatts for 1430 hrs.
A glorious day up there and ideal for walking but not for birds or photography with only 20 % cloud cover ,otherwise bright blue skies and sunshine, neither of which I ordered. An icy cold NW >5 was blowing with temperatures at 0 deg freezing the water that was splashing onto the track.
Birds were sparse with 15 Herring gull >SW, 1 male Stonechat distant and flighty, 8 Red Grouse, which only have 4 more days to survive the guns then the season is over.
The Grouse have been lucky this season at Fly Flatts with several shoots aborted due to fog and snow, what a shame for the sad men!
Otherwise 2 Kestrels were over the Nab along with a distant kronking Raven whilst 2 pair of Mallards were on the water.
I,ve now started a new feeding scheme at Fly Flatts using several areas as well as the Twite feeding station, which is now on hold for a couple of months, but the new areas are getting a variety of different seeds with a hope of attracting other passerines such as Larks, Pipits and Buntings but whether it will be a success or not, time will tell so watch this space.
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