WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Roper Lane watch point

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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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Roper Lane watch point

The Redstart wall below Roper but not today.

Across the col to a hazy Withins

Soil Hill mast

The watchful Carrion Crow.

A dinner time dash to the Roper Lane watch point and to check last years Redstart wall but no joy today.
The fields below Roper held several Lapwings, Meadow Pipits and Skylarks along with 6 Canada geese down in the pylon field.
Plenty traffic going through the col with Swallows, Swifts and House Martins in good numbers all >N and a bonus of my first Sand Martin this year skimming the Bradshaw pond then off over Soil Hill.
5 LBB gulls and 2 Herring gull headed towards Ogden and a very high Heron flew over Ovenden Moor.
No more surprises over the garage today.
BS