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Spotted Flycatchers at Eccleston Mere

The spotted flycatcher was feeding in the dead wood on the south side of Eccleston Mere. It was still present when I left and Colin saw it again at 9.45. The kingfisher were very active also this morning. I had six separate sightings but I'm not sure how many of these were the same birds, two juveniles were together in the bushes at the end of the stream on the south side.

Update - Spotted Flycatcher still present in wood next to stream 1.05pm as per Colin D.

Update 2 - Spotted flycatcher still present at 1.30pm. It's doing a circuit of the trees high up. Walk down the stream for about 30 m until the wood on your right ends, then look in the wood. About every 10 minutes it was returning to the tops of the tall dead tree - Colin

Update 3 - It's moved to the South West corner still present when I left at 4.00 p.m
The latest photos with the spots makes it look like a juvenile and one from earlier looks like an adult. I think there might have been at least two of them. - Damian

Spotted Flycatcher 2
Kingfisher 2+
Willow Tit 1 heard (seen later on)
Goldcrest 2
Nuthatch 1
GS Woodpecker 2
Blackcap 1 male
Treecreeper 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 2
Buzzard 1
Lots of willow warbler/chiffchaff including 1 singing chiffchaff

Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher

Adult Spotted Flycatcher







 
Damian P

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  1. Colin14 September 2013 at 19:33

    Hi Damian, yes I agree two birds. You can also compare the juvenile to the middle photo on my blog. It's clearly a different bird. Well done finding these!

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