TX_0347 No Flies on me or anything else. I rolled off the drive at a quarter to five in the morning and arrived at 7.00am at Gilfach Farm. First stop see the Warden and ask about Spotted Flycatchers.

He had not seen any, or had any reports of them on the site. Not really a surprise as they are hard to find these days. No dead flies on the car either and not many in my garden and a lack of bees.  

Something is wrong, no insects = no birds and that’s just the start.

Rant over............................................

After spending most of the morning at Gilfach Farm I went on to Photograph the Red Kites at Gigrin Farm. I put my Camera away at 4.40pm and set off home arriving at 7.00pm.

The Redstarts although tame were infrequent visitors and I only managed a few shots.

Pied Flycatchers however made more visits to the feeding stations and were just as tame as the Redstarts.

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View from Gilfach taken on my phone.

Red Kites at Gigrin Farm

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White Kite

More images in the Red Kite folder.