WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Queensbury south + Raggalds Flood

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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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Queensbury south + Raggalds Flood

Only 2 Snipe at the Shelf Moor marsh field

Possibly disturbed before I got there

Nice Lapwing flock, 148

Starlings

2 Lapwing and 5 Mallard on the Raggalds Flood

Good view to the east over the flood.

A windy showery day with some sleet but nothing drastic.
A tour round late p.m. found

Shelf Moor trailer park field
148 Lapwing
c 200 Starling
12 Meadow Pipit

Marsh field
2 Snipe
1 Dunnock
1 Reed Bunting
4 Meadow Pipit
1 Wren

Green Lane
11 Greenfinch
4 Mistle Thrush
Plenty small gulls and corvids

Raggalds Flood
2 Common gull
2 Lapwing
1 Pied Wagtail
2m 3f Mallard

BS