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Aug 2020
6:07pm, 21 Aug 2020
2,938 posts
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J2R
Surelynot, my guess would be mistle thrushes. I've seen little flocks of them this year.
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Aug 2020
11:28pm, 21 Aug 2020
17,833 posts
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KinkyS
We get sizeable flocks of mistles on the moors at this time of year - they do look and behave for all the world like fieldfare until I remember it's August...
'Our' buzzards opposite the house do that hovering thing too, and from a distance with nothing to get any perspective from, I do have to think twice!
Great view of a male merlin whilst enjoying a mid-run-commute pint and chips yesterday 
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Aug 2020
9:02am, 22 Aug 2020
2,941 posts
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J2R
KinkyS, sounds like my kind of run!
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Aug 2020
12:32pm, 22 Aug 2020
14,044 posts
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HowFar?
I think this is a grey wagtail fledgling that was sitting just outside the back door yesterday. It wagged its tail just as I snapped so the tail is blurry, but there is a bit of yellow there.
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Aug 2020
12:42pm, 22 Aug 2020
45,440 posts
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Derby Tup
Looks right
I associate grey wagtail with water (running water mainly). Do you a have a stream, beck or river nearby?
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Aug 2020
1:19pm, 22 Aug 2020
14,045 posts
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HowFar?
Lough Erne is one field away. The nearest 'proper' river that flows into the lough is two miles away, but there are probably a few drains that flow in nearer than that. The weather we have had this week means that there is water pretty much wherever you look. I have seen yellow wagtails in the yard before, although the pied is a much more frequent visitor.
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Aug 2020
1:21pm, 22 Aug 2020
45,442 posts
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Derby Tup
Male Yellow wagtail is a fabulous bird
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Aug 2020
1:54pm, 22 Aug 2020
19,378 posts
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flanker
We’ve got a virtually tame grey wag that seems to be permanently in the alley behind the shop. With the river Calder and Rochdale canal a few hundred yards away it seems a strange choice!
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Aug 2020
3:10pm, 22 Aug 2020
1,800 posts
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Surelynot
Thanks for the replies all. These must have been mistle thrushes.
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Aug 2020
5:18pm, 22 Aug 2020
11,804 posts
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D2
Three swallows came into the barn while I was out there working today, I hope they were saying goodbye and making sure they knew exactly where they would be returning to next spring.
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