The first day of a 2 day course at Rothwell, Leeds proved fruitful today on the birding scene.
In the car park over there 2 Goldcrest were in a pine tree and strangely there were bird feeders and fat balls hanging all around the perimeter fence of the testing station so they must have bird lovers over there or they knew I was coming. The feeders were attracting Greenfinch and Chaffinch but I had little time to watch them.
On the return journey a Buzzard was over Chain Bar heading >S mobbed with corvids and a Cormorant flew >W over Leeds Whitehall Rd.
Better take the camera tomorrow !
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).