WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Fly Flatts wader round up to press.

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

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Fly Flatts wader round up to press.

A quiet afternoons session at Fly Flatts with just the usual species so I,ve put together a round up of the waders I,ve had so far this year since the springtime at Fly Flatts. Bear in mind that several of the images were taken at great distance and in heat distortion and are record shots only.

Ruff

Greenshank

Little Ringed Plover

Sanderling

Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper

Dunlin

Redshank

Oystercatchers

Golden Plover

The number shown for a species is a count of birds present on a single visit.

Lapwing..............................several breeding and with young
Curlew................................15
Golden Plover.....................137
Snipe....................................4
Whimbrel............................1
Redshank.............................9
Common Sandpiper............20
Little Ringed Plover............3
Ringed Plover.....................2
Dunlin................................21
Greenshank........................2
Sanderling..........................1
Ruff....................................1
Oystercatcher.....................13

14 species.
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