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I’m amazed to learn about a “Sustainability Threshold”
ie, every pair needs to fledge 3 young a year (yes, per year, not per brood) 😳
Some are thriving up here, fledging 9 from 2 broods 😊
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Another cracking find by JD & very close to where he showed us a nest in a Birch which was one of the triggers that got our in-depth study started
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Another family down river & a couple more singles led us a merry dance @spotyflycatcher
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Spotted Flycatcher today in Weardale, Co Durham feeding x4 advanced 🐣
#SpotFly26 breeding density
in 2 Weardale Monads (1km x1km) with less than 33% tree cover in each square
Stanhope:
x22 pairs with x16 nests found
Rookhope:
x26 pairs with x16 nests found
(previous max here has been x29 pairs but not as much coverage this year)
pic M.Raab
Lucy lives in a beautiful Birch on the banks of the Wear.
Lots of her neighbours appear to have already upped & gone !
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Spotted Flycatchers at various spots in the North East in the last few weeks. Great to see quite a few juveniles about. @DurhamBirdClub
Breeding confirmation on another Weardale study site.
10 SpotFly families plus 3 active nests with chicks & a few more individuals alongside a 1km riverine habitat
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#SpotFly26 update
17 pairs (12 nests) along a 850m stretch of river, over half now fledged
Averages c50m per pr, several are nesting in much closer proximity & even with much targeted effort we can’t find all nests & are pretty sure some pairs are undetected via inaccessibility
A more typical nest site at c25’ in rot pocket in long pruned branch wound of mature Sycamore.
C3 2nd clutch 12/7/26
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Third replacement for this pair
Only the 2nd nest we’ve known in Hawthorn - we couldn’t find this at egg stage despite looking straight at it from the other side ! 😄
Sneaky things, 5 healthy nestlings hidden in next to nowt ☺️
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Nice to see one of our regulars back on her second clutch in the same nest, just over a week after fledging the first brood
This one is @Woolie_woo favourites - called her “Nettle” - great name for a Border Terrier 😄🎯
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A few more nests for #SpotFly26
This one is Emmie (short for Emerald - lives next door to our Ruby ☺️)
Number 40 for season 2026 plus 3 more later in the day.
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SpotFly nestlings
Camouflaged as well as any Nightjar or Woodcock
This nest on the snapped top of an Elderberry branch
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Lots of very spotty juvenile SpotFlys fledged & large chicks being fed at nests last night
2 new pairs discovered by @Woolie_woo watched attending to young at one of our study sites, taking that stretch to an impressive 16 pairs in a linear km
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Spying on Spotties with @Woolie_woo
Short clip from a discretely positioned phone.
NB: Trying hard….
But we can’t find *anyone else* in the whole country who is seeing a return to former haunts 🧐
(Multiple sites in 3 Hectads)
Anyone ??
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This super Summer weather is ideal for our fledged families of #SpotFly26
They capitalise on high summer conditions with a very quick turnaround (can be as quick as 8 days from fledging to a complete 2nd clutches)
The 1st of our 2nd clutches are now underway @spotyflycatcher
Three “new” pairs of breeding #SpotFly26 in NZ14 at 3 separate locations, where they haven’t been known for many years.
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Looking forward to reviewing this footage
Some ‘person’ stole our trail camera 🙄, luckily the iPhone works well in this situation
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