Bright blue skies this morning putting paid to any decent vis mig, not the sort of weather passerines like to move in as time is better spent feeding.
Slight movement was apparent early doors with Mipits over very high and hardly visible in the blue background. Other than the Mipits just 4 Alba Wagtails and 6 Chaffinch over and a near miss with a skein on Pinkies reported from HC at Oxenhope heading over the wind farm and Ogden before veering > SE to head out over Clayton and out of sight from the garage.
Thanks for the updates Howard.
An actual missed teatime birding session today with the new pup to the vets and then I had to take the car down to Nissan, Halifax for the first service to be done tomorrow which seems silly when I,m working on cars everyday but I told the receptionist to let them service it then I,ll do it properly when I get it back.
It was a bit of an experience as I had to walk across town and get a bus home, the last bus I rode on had the entrance at the rear. £3.00 to Queensbury was a bit of a shock, it used to be sixpence, and did you know there isnt even a conductor now! The bus was a single decker with iron wheels on tracks by the feel of it, it reminded me of going on Blackpools golden mile on a tram. Anyway, it got me home and now I,ve just to get one back tomorrow to pick the car up, hopefully before the afternoon birding session.
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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).