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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Monday, June 11, 2012
Soil Hill Scrapes
The scrapes on Soil Hill are in perfect fettle at the moment with mud, gravel and vegetation so as long as the water holds and they keep getting the occasional top up we can hope for waders over the next couple of months, especially as our reservoirs are overflowing and showing no shoreline so the options for birds are limited.
A quiet day over the village today until early evening when LBB gulls started drifting over >NW very slow and very high up in the grey clouds. By this time next month the wintering Common gulls should start appearing in Foxhill park and on the rugby field.
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