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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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.
BS
Friday, September 21, 2012
Ogden, evening visit
Grey Wagtail, always a nice bird to see.
Dipper way down in the overflow
After an atrocious day of heavy rain and strong winds an early evening visit to Ogden was quite pleasant with calm clear conditions with a perfect sky for Pinkie movement but this wasnt to be.
Several Swallows were overhead very high and >S along with a few House Martins whilst the water was deserted other than 3 BHGs, the resident Heron and the usual Mallards.
The elusive Dipper was way down in the bottom of the treatment plant along with the Heron, and the Grey Wagtail had been forced out of the overflow due to high water so luckily for the camera it was more out in the open.
A suprise this lunchtime when coming out of the park after dog walking in the pouring rain when a Buzzard flew from behind over the top of me low down and in migration mode flapping then gliding >SW.
I wasnt expecting anything in the conditions, and certainly not a raptor, so by the time Id fought my way out of my hood and got the camera out of my pocket it was gone.
Just proves they will fly in the rain.
BS