Amazing tonight at Fly Flatts with all that shoreline and perfect weather conditions, 100% cloud cover, good visibility on a light NE>3 , that there was,nt a single wader present despite a thorough scope of all the shorelines and ponds.
The Teal count was back to 7 with just 2 LBB gulls and 4 BH gulls along with 2 Tufted, 12 Mallard and the remaining 12 Canada geese.
Thirty minutes sky watch produced 23 Black Headed gulls >NE, 2 Herring gull >SW , 6 Kestrel and a group of 23 Meadow Pipits in migration mode >W.
The dreaded heat shimmer had gone tonight but there was nothing to photograph so it did,nt really matter.
A nice find today for Dave Franz of an Arctic Tern at Ringstone, a bird I keep expecting to pass through Fly Flatts but it has,nt happened yet. See Calderbirds blog for some cracking photos of the bird taken by John Marsh and Dave Franz
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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).