WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Fly Flatts, the good day continues.

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).

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

BRIAN SUMNER.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Fly Flatts, the good day continues.

DJSs 6 Tufted on Mixenden

Along with 1 Shelduck

Pictures taken from the top of Whitegate half a mile away.

Shelduck on the banking. Out of range pics courtesy Big Bertha.

Fly Flatts. 2 male Wheatear

Few LBB gulls moving through >NE

1 of 4 Kestrel

Single Buzzard over Cold Edge Rd.

Arrived at Fly Flatts at 1445 hrs in a hail storm followed by snow which soon passed over leaving 40% cloud cover with blue sky and sunshine but still the icy cold W>5.
As with this mornings watch things were still buzzing, the birds at Fly Flatts love the westerlies. Checking below the west bank found 2m and 1f Wheatear, the female sticking to the edge of the moor and very flighty whilst the males were feeding near the feeding station with a pair of Mallard nearby sampling the Nyjer seed.
A Merlin shot fast and low over the Flat moor lifting up 15 Goldies and several Lapwings whilst 4 Kestrels were in the air together. No continuation of this mornings Herring gull bonanza with just 9 LBB gulls >NE.
As I got to the top gate when I was leaving a Buzzard appeared over the road making me grab the camera and launch myself out of the car just in time for a few snaps.
An excellent day at Fly Flatts plus the bonus of DJSs Mixenden Shelduck as I passed there on the way to Fly.
Snow forecast for tomorrow so anything could happen.
BS