Much pleasanter up there late afternoon with 90% cloud cover and just a hint of hazy sunshine on a nice cool SE>4 which was enough to keep the picnickers away.
Birds were active but just the same as this morning with Redshanks, Common Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and Wheatear and no sign of Ringed Plover as yet.
Several Black Headed gulls headed >SW whilst 2 Herring gull headed >W which will soon be marking the end of gull sightings for the summer, the Commons already seeming to have left the area and headed to their breeding grounds.
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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).