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).
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dinner break with a Buzz
A beautiful spring like day with calm conditions and clear blue skies although the view to the east was milky grey haze.
Dog walking during my dinner time up Foxhill park was quiet with no gulls now present and very little about so despondent I headed towards home when the Corvids in the trees started calling noisily and looking up I saw what I thought was a corvid sideways on and fairly near to me. As it veered slightly I realised it was a Buzzard which had come from the east but as always, seemed to appear from nowhere until it was over me and motoring on. By the time I had stopped swearing and got the camera on it the bird was a good distance away heading >WSW but managed a few record shots.
Should be easy to ID with the missing right wing primaries if it shows up elswhere.
A mega rare sighting for Foxhill and a good garden tick.
BS