WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: What a difference a year made.

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).

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BRIAN SUMNER.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

What a difference a year made.

Fly Flatts June 2011

LBBs

Redshank

Dunlin

Oyks

Ringed Plovers

Sanderling with Ringed Plover

7 of the Ringed Plovers

These pictures were taken early June 2011 at Fly Flatts with water level at an all time low and the best wader count for several years.
Late May/ early June produced
19 Dunlin
5 Sanderling
3 Turnstone
2 Bar Tailed Godwit
12 Common Sandpiper
4 Oystercatcher
19 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
18 Redshank
25 LBB gull
1 Herring gull
1 Yellow Legged Herring gull
1 GBB gull

Dont think we,ll be able to follow that this June.
BS