A bright clear day with blue skies and sunshine on a light SE>3 up here in the gods with all the fog low lying down in the valleys.
With a near full timetable of child minding this afternoon I checked Raggalds Flood and Pit Lane in passing just after midday anticipating the fog to lift from the valley and engulf us by late afternoon which is exactly what it did.
The Lapwing count was down from yesterdays 231 to 127 today and no sign of DWs Golden Plover found this a.m. Otherwise there were around 100 Starlings on the field.
Raggalds Flood held another 4 Lapwing, 3 BH gull , 1 pr Mallard and a single female Teal tucked away in the sw corner of the water which is now rapidly drying up and without rain this week it will probably be gone by the weekend. My first Little Owl at this site was on the rubbish pile beyond the water.
A good influx of Starlings around the village with numbers built up from immigrants from continental europe.
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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).