WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Ned Hill watchpoint

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, May 17, 2014

Ned Hill watchpoint

Mixenden Reservoir from Ned Hill

Ned Hill track >N. Soil Hill western slope on right

Ned Hill track >S

Across a hazy Causeway Foot Col to Withins

With Lynda not having a good day and oodalls of jobs to do, birding was down to a 15 minute dog walk along the Ned Hill track this evening.
Previous years the track has been alive with Linnets, Goldfinch, Whitethroat and Meadow Pipits but not tonight, the area was near void of birds with just 2 Linnet, 4 Meadow Pipit and several jackdaws along with 2 Curlews circling the hill.
Plenty Swallows and Swifts were moving through the col >N but only 3 LBB gulls >NW.
As I was coming away a fellow came dashing along the track to me asking if I had a gun. Apparently he was walking by a field lower down when a Woodpigeon about 20 yds from him was shot dead but he never saw where the shot had come from.
BS