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| Two tiny dots.... |
Another day in partial lockdown, and another stroll to Muston Sands, my favourite viewpoint here in Filey, just ten minutes from the front door. Another day with great results, too - after plenty over the Easter weekend (see last post), conditions again looked promising for broad-winged action, and happily, so it was.
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| ... which are actually two huge beasts |
Apart from the ubiquitous Common Buzzards (particularly visible today, in all directions, including over the town and the bay) it wasn't looking good, until two distant but wonderfully familiar shapes appeared together, circling to the north-west in the heat-haze.
Two (more) Common Cranes - that'll do nicely. Not the closest of encounters, but who cares - I've had plenty of crippling views here, including from the very same spot - and another great sighting from a very productive spring for flyovers. (postscript - they're entertaining various birders in the Scarborough area a little further north as write).
Common Buzzards - very much living up to their name these days
