With gales and heavy drizzle continuing throughout the day up here in hill billy country I just took a drive to Fly Flatts late p.m. to check the water from the top road just in case anything exotic had been blown in. The wind was averaging gale force 8 westerly blowing at 41 m.p.h. with low cloud and drizzle driving over the water. Nothing was seen on the water but the height of the waves and the foam and white horses powering across the reservoir would have made it impossible to see a Kittiwake sized bird .
With a better forecast for tomorrow I should be able to get back up there and give it a coat of looking at.
Welcome to birder Roy Horrobin who has just joined the Calderdale grapevine making 47 members, just 3 more to join and its up to the magical figure of 50.
A big thank you and well done to Dave Sutcliffe for setting up and organizing the group which is going from strength to strength and at the start of another year I,m sure its provided several birders with sightings they would normally have missed , me included, by getting on the spot text messages, the Sainsbury Halifax Waxwings for a perfect example.
Of course the system would,nt work if it was,nt for members getting their sightings straight in so a special thank you to each and every one of you, keep up the good work.
BS
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).