A hectic day and an evening at Shelf Moor so very little time for birding plus dinner time was a wash out with torrential rain throughout.
During the worst of the rain whilst I was having my dinner 2 Squirrels shot along the fence and headed for cover under the trees, not a common sighting for this location.
Goldfinch seem to be everywhere around the village at the moment whilst Blue Tits are scarce with a poor breeding year for them.
Down at Shelf Moor this evening good numbers of Swift were coming over >S along with a few Swallows whilst the nightly small flock of Canadas came over to the roost field.
A detour around Green Lane on the way there and back just found the usual corvids but unusual to see a flock of House Sparrows feeding on seed tops opposite the trailer park field, must check them out for any Tree Sparrows.
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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).