A deteriorating day with drizzle and low cloud p.m. pushed on by a fresh SW>4 but brightening up during the evening.
NK on his Queensburybirder blog described today well as " A virtual vacuum for birds ", after he,d done his rounds and came in the garage a broken man. Having said that, he,ll be back up on that hill before the end of the week.
No gull movement for me today what so ever with just a few Swifts moving >SW late afternoon and several Goldfinch in the trees around the edge of the park.
Sad news from Mark Murray on finding a dead Little Owl by the roadside at Causeway Foot.
For those of you that dont know Mark, he,s the birder that actually found and photographed a FIRECREST in his Queensbury area garden a few years back, it dont get better than that. Thanks for watching the blog Mark.
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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).