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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BS
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Fly Flatts
A good sunrise
Hazy grey skies
Distant record shots, Wigeon
More gulls than usual on the water
Fly Flatts 0645-1000hrs Red Ball sunrise, thick fog in the eastern valley. SE>4
Luckily I was at the right side of the hill for a change with dense fog coming up out of the valleys to my east and even blanking DCB out just over the hill from me whilst Fly Flatts remained clear.
The expected mega move never happened even though conditions were good with a early push of Mipits followed by a reasonable movement of Swallows all low coming through the col past the Nab.
A small number of finches came out from the top of Paul Clough inviting a presence of raptors.
Three Wigeon on the water was good but sticking to the far bank out of camera range whilst another 2 flew over far to the west.
3 Kestrel...................>SW
1 Merlin....................>S
1 Peregrine...............>SW
2 Wigeon.................>S
3 Wigeon on water
368 Swallow...........>S
230 Meadow Pipit...>S
32 Common Gull.....>NW
25 LBB gull........... >NW
121 BHGs.............SE
89 Chaffinch.........>W
9 Siskin................>W
11 Greenfinch.......>W
BS