Thick fog in Queensbury and although I knew it would be worse at Fly Flatts I thought it a good time to check the bankings for any waders being brought down over night.
0730 hrs and as expected, dense fog but good enough to be able to check the waters edge for new comers . A NE>3 was blowing with light drizzle.
First off was a check of the new shoreline in the SE corner and then around the boat compound area and east banking. This provided 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Snipe , 3 Redshank and 1 Dunlin plus the usual Meadow Pipits and Reed Buntings.
On then to the south and west bankings where usually any new birds in seem to settle first. The south shore was strangely quiet then as I approached the west bank I found out why. A dog walker with 2 off the lead dogs had just walked the full length of the west bank and was going on a second time. This would have flushed any birds present with his dogs along the waters edge so with no visibility other than the banking it was up stumps and back home to attack the garden.
I,ll be back up there late afternoon but if the sun gets out I doubt I,ll be alone but at least I,ll be able to do a bit of sky watching, it was 30th May last year when I got the Osprey up there that headed for Cold Edge Dams then back North over the east ridge. Hopefully history will repeat itself.
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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.(2024).