A bright and breezy morning at Fly Flatts with a moderate NW>5 but clear blue skies , 50% cloud cover and visibility good apart from the blinding low sun.
The job started off well with 4 Pink Footed Geese over >W before I,d chance to get out of the car as I arrived but after that it was a steady quiet morning.
A walk of the west bank produced 2 distant and flighty Stonechat with just a single Canada goose on the water and the only sky movement was gulls but mainly Black Headed with a few Lesser Black Backed all NE but non dropping onto the water.
I expected a Pinkie move today but nothing transpired whilst I was up there.
Welcome aboard to another birder Dan Rooke who has just joined the Calderdale grapevine making the members up to 48.
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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).