pm visit in an icy cold N>5
Checked the valley below Brow Lane which always produced Redstart not so many years ago but that was a bit on the optimistic side. This area was also good for Yellowhammer but thats going back to when Adam was a lad.
The place was heaving with Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs and a Whitethroat proved elusive in the brambles near the beck.
Two pair of Bullfinch were near the Tunnel entrance and a suprise to get a Peregrine whistling over the red bricked chimney.
1 Peregrine
4 Bullfinch
4 Chiffchaff
19 Willow Warbler
1 Whitethroat
2 Grey Partridge
2 Green Woodpecer
1 Kestrel
3 Linnet nesting in the gorse bushes.
1 Little Owl.
BS
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.(2025).