WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Roper Lane Watchpoint, early evening

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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Monday, March 14, 2016

Roper Lane Watchpoint, early evening

Early Queensbury fog

Sun burning through

From Roper Lane 1800 hrs

Looking over Bradshaw to The Withins

Going down

A bright and clear day after early morning fog which soon cleared with a cool ESE>4.
Nothing skyward midday from Foxhill Park so a quick 20 minutes watch westward from Roper Lane early evening till sun down.
3 Cormorants left Ogden and headed >E to roost whilst 28 LBBs and around 60 small gulls headed through the col towards the Oxenhope roost.
2pr Goosander flew up the Calder Valley heading for the same destination as the gulls and around 70 Lapwing left the Bonnet field and headed off >W.
BS