With a child minding session today the tea time birding session went out of the window.
It sounds like it has been a quiet day with no reports or text messages coming in.
To make a blog up these are a few highlights for last month, May, showing local birding has its moments.
1st Marsh Harrier......................Leeshaw
Little Ringed Plover
Teal
1st 3 Dotterel
21 Golden Plover...............Nolstar field
2nd 2 Greenland Wheatear.....Fly Flatts
2nd 3 Dotterel.........................Nolstar field
5th 6 Dunlin
8 Common Sandpiper.......Fly Flatts
7th 1 Cuckoo........................Leeshaw
7th 26 Golden Plover...........Nolstar field
9th 14 Common Sandpiper....Fly Flatts
14th Whimbrel
3 LRP..........................Leeshaw
16th 8 Dunlin......................Fly Flatts
17th 4 Cuckoo...................Leeshaw
18th 8 Shelduck..............Mixenden
21st 1 Ringed Plover......Leeshaw
25th 8 Dunlin...............Fly Flatts
26th Cuckoo
1f Stonechat.........Fly Flatts
27th 2 Common Sandpiper.....Ogden
29th 1 Ringed Plover
5 Dunlin....................Fly Flatts
30th Osprey....................Fly Flatts
31st 4 Shelduck.............Fly Flatts
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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).