Red Ball Sunrise
Above Ovenden Moor
Reflections on calm water
Fog in the valleys
Massive move of Jackdaws
Fly Flatts 0700-1030hrs Dead Calm then slight NW>2 Bright blue skies.
Busy up till 0900hrs then dropped off leaving just a trickle of Meadow Pipits.
Movers of the morning were Jackdaws with large numbers >SW throughout the watch.
Thanks to an alert call from DCB at Oxenhope I just managed a quick and distant sighting of a ring tail Hen Harrier >SW dropping below the ridge towards Hebden Bridge, thanks for that Dave.
A few Redwing but still waiting for those big flocks piling in. Again no Pinkies.
Movers :-
1 Hen Harrier...............................>SW
83 Woodpigeons.........................>S
28 Chaffinch................................>SW
8 Siskin.......................................>SW
c320 Jackdaws...........................>SW
19 Greenfinch.............................>SW
41 Meadow Pipits.......................>S
11 Redwing................................>SE
2 Jay..........................................>W
Present :-
1 Teal on the water NE corner
3 Red Legged Partridge
15 BH gulls.
BS
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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