WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Tour of the reservoirs

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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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, August 14, 2016

Tour of the reservoirs

Wheatears on their way through Fly Flatts

Stopped and dragged this poor Badger off the road
Looked like it had been hit recently.

Fly Flatts was the pick of the bunch this morning with 3 Common Sandpipers which flew low along the waters edge disappearing under the east banking. A minumum of 15 Wheatears were around the fields below the top road.

Lower Laithe
1 Gt Crested Grebe
2 Cormorant
23 BHGs
2 LBBs

Leeshaw
2 Curlew
2 Cormorant
3 LBBs
+ usual sp

Fly Flatts
3 Common Sandpiper
c15 Wheatear
9 Meadow Pipits
+ usual sp.

Mixenden
8 Common gull
30+ BHGs
2 LBBS
1 pr Mallard
BS