WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Still winter at Fly Flatts

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).

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

BRIAN SUMNER.

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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.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Still winter at Fly Flatts

Icy roads

SE corner frozen over

Snow covered bankings

NW area frozen over

Bleak

Pheasant down at the Delvers

Fly Flatts 0700-1000hrs. Icy cold NE>4, Snow showers.
No re-run on last weeks Whoopers this morning and quiet in the icy wind. Canada numbers are building now and several Carrion crows are back on the moor. By next weekend we should be hearing Curlew.
The Delvers was busy but no sign of Brambling this year.
Fly Flatts :-
7 Red Grouse
2 Meadow Pipit
9 Carrion Crow
23 Canadas
1 Golden Plover calling out on the moor
3 BH Gulls

Delvers
Several Chaffinch and Greenfinch
1 m Pheasant
3 Redwing
6 Blackbird
GT tits, Blue tits, Robins etc.
BS