A foggy start then good skies the rest of the day with 80% cloud cover .
A few flurries of Redwings were around the village with 6 over the garage early on then 8 over Chapel Lane midday and another 6 over Foxhill park lunch time.
The sky was perfect for moving Pinkies but gazing skyward as much as possible throughout the day only got me was a stiff neck and a near disaster walking off the kerb.
A cracking report today when a customer, birder rang me to say he,s had a strange call in his garden at Clayton the last few days which he put down to a Coal Tit but the bird showed itself eventually and was seen to be a Willow Tit. A great record for this area. Many thanks to Mr Hicken for this info, hopefully it will stay around a while.
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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).