WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Fly Flatts

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING. BRIAN SUMNER. I am based at Queensbury and bird a patch within a 10 mile range of home incorporating 16 stretches of water, several plantations, a belt of woodland, stretches of river and canal and good areas of moorland. I specialize in upland birds, reservoir and sky watching. My local patch is Fly Flatts reservoir. Any reports can be sent by text or call to 07771 705024 or see profile for e mail address. All images on this blog are copyright.(2024).

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

BRIAN SUMNER.

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No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Fly Flatts

Lets hope it stays like this until the autumn

Fly Flatts 0700-0930hrs Mild but strong S>5 easing slightly. Cloudy with rain showers.
Much quieter this morning with several of the waders moved on and apart from Common Sands everything else was up the ne corner.
Just 2 Wheatear were remaining around the area and 2 Snipe spent most of the time in the air.

9 Common Sandpiper
2 Dunlin
5 Redshank
1Golden Plover
5 Curlew
2 Wheatear
1 Sand Martin.................>S
2 Snipe
Several Swallow moving >S into the wind
Several young Canadas and Mallard.
+ usual sp.
No Swifts
BS