WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Leeshaw and local

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.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Leeshaw and local

Distant Golden Plovers

Kestrel watching on

Pied Wag

Plenty Curlew now

Good count of 9 Oystercatcher

With weather much better than forecast and an early finish to the shopping/ visiting trip it was off to Leeshaw
Reservoir at 1530 hrs in a slight SW>3 and grey skies.
A real taste of spring here with Lapwings displaying from every field and Curlews back in numbers.
A good record count of 9 Oystercatchers but Golden Plover numbers were down to 23 and all at the far end of the field.
Leeshaw
23 Golden Plover
15 Greylags
1 Cormorant
1 Pied Wagtail
c20 Curlew
c 100 Lapwing
c50 Canadas

Raggalds Flood
2 Lapwing

Trailer park field
2 Lapwing
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Common Gull

Green Lane
12 Magpies
c100 Jackdaw
5 Black Headed gulls
BS