WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Oxenhope, p.m. visit.

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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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Oxenhope, p.m. visit.

Gulls on the nw shore

Local helicopter goes over

BH gull still in full summer plumage

Gulls starting to build in the se corner

Plenty squadrons of Starlings around

Coming to the water then back on the moor for Bilberries
Thats if DJS and Jen have,nt picked them all

LBB coming in

Oxenhope 1600-1700hrs Steaming hot, strong W>5
B.O.G. members only

Plenty shoreline showing now at the nw corner but understandably, in this heat, no waders.
Gull numbers are on the up as well as Lapwing but no Curlew today.
Only wildfowl were Mallard, Canada and 1pr Teal scoped in the far sw corner.
Overhead the skies were birdless courtesy of this endless heatwave.

c 600 Lesser Black Backed
c 400 Black Headed
7 Common gull
4 Herring gull but no Yellow Legged.
c 200 Starling
28 Lapwing
44 Canadas
6 Mallard + 8 young chicks.
+ usual Mipits and Corvids.
BS