Another of those quiet Fly Flatts visits with very little to show. Conditions were good with 70 % cloud cover and a good W>4-5 bringing some black clouds and specs of rain over the moor.
LBB gulls were the bird of the day with several on the water and around 20 heading >E probably to the Eccup roost. Only one Wheatear present on the corner rocks and unusual to get a brief visit from a Pied Wagtail onto the seed along with 4 Meadow Pipits.
A single Curlew went high and >W whilst a Sparrowhawk was over the Nab. Canada geese numbers are down to around 20 now and the Greylags have moved on.
On the plus side, the water level is dropping well with much more shoreline showing , that is until tomorrows forecast thunderstorms arrive.
A good report this morning from HC with a late Swift over his Oxenhope watch point, well spotted there Comp.
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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).