WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Fly Flatts

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).

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

BRIAN SUMNER.

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No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Fly Flatts

2 of 3 Oystercatchers

Jurys out on this, thought Herring but prob LBB. any comment.

A solitary Wheatear

At least 6 Common Sandpipers

Fly Flatts 0715- 1015hrs. A cold start with a strong NE>5-6 which dropped to 3 mid morn.
Perfect birding grey skies.
A Grasshopper Warbler was the bird of the morning briefley reeling near the boathouse at 0730hrs but failed to re locate it later on.
Nice to meet CK who confirmed that Crossbills have bred at Ogden.

1 Grasshopper Warbler
6 Common Sandpiper
3 Oystercatchers
1 Redshank
1 Wheatear
+ usual sp.
BS