A scorching day till early evening then an icy cold NW>4 making it feel bitter up Foxhill Park tonight.
No time for birding today but thanks to NK for the alert on a Soil Hill Ring Ouzel ,see Queensburybirder.
Just managed 30 minutes skywatching tonight from home which produced :-
4 Lapwing..............................>N
11 Swallow...........................>N
2 House Martin.....................>N
73 Starling............................>NE roosters
120 Jackdaw, 82 Rook and Crow sp .....>NE roosters
7 LBB gulls.....................>N
2 very high , very distant waders......>E poss. Dunlin ?
Target birds for tomorrow, Dunlin, Swift, Cuckoo and Red Kite
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).