WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Fly Flatts/ Leeshaw/ Mixenden

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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NOTE !!

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 16, 2014

Fly Flatts/ Leeshaw/ Mixenden

over 1000 mixed Starling, Fieldfare and Redwing

Several more Mallards moving in

Canada and Greylag numbers rising

Starlings everywhere

A cold W>6 and showers first light brightening mid morning.

Nothing special around but numbers of locals showing a rise.
Leeshaw
2 Cormorant
28 Mallard
103 Canadas
89 Greylag
1000 + Starling, Fieldfare and Redwing in distant fields
usual small gulls
18 Meadow Pipit
3 Chaffinch
Nice to bump into Michael Whitelock

Fly Flatts
18 Canadas, new in
5 Red Grouse
2 Kestrel

Delvers
usual Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, tits etc

Mixenden
3 f Goldeneye
8 Mallard
usual small gulls
BS