WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Swallows on the move

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).

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Swallows on the move

Nuthatch, photo courtesy Tracy C.

Juv Dipper, photo courtesy Ken J.

Thanks to Tracy for the Nuthatch pictures taken over the weekend at St Ives, Bingley and to Ken for the juv Dipper snapped at Ogden proving breeding there by the resident pair.

Yesterday evening there were hundreds of Swallows held up with the drizzle around Shelf Moor both over the fields and on the wires and this morning the move was on.
From first thing Swallows were piling over Queensbury in good numbers all >S and this continued till just after midday although by mid morning the numbers had decreased.
Meadow Pipits were also moving over >W but this had dried up by 0830hrs when the sky turned blue.
BS