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).
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
Fly Flatts/Raggalds Flood
Only 2 Common Sandpipers found
Plenty young, Canadas above, Greylag below
Fly Flatts ponds
Just the 1 Wheatear showing
Fly Flatts 0700-1000hrs
An icy cold NW>5 which dropped by 0900hrs leaving warm sunshine.
Fly Flatts had the sound of silence with birds busy nesting on the moors and Curlews only rising up calling when disturbed by a passing predator.
Only 2 Common Sandpipers remained from my last count of 9 and a single f Wheatear was very mobile.
Raggalds Flood on the way back found 1 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher and the usual Lapwing.
Fly Flatts
2 Common Sandpiper
1 f Wheatear
2 Redshank
3 Oystercatchers
4 Red Grouse
6 LBB gulls >N
Umpteen Canadas and Greylags all with young.
No Twite, just 2 Mipits on the seed.
BS