This walk has to be used most of the time in Queensbury, the problem being, when folk get off the Queensbury to Bradford bus at the Alhambra they fall over, still expecting to lean into the wind!!
The highlight at Leeshaw this morning was the stubble field which was alive with Starling, Fieldfare, Redwing, Lapwings and small gulls. Several other fields held large flocks of Starling with Fieldfare mixed in.
A group of 13 Herring gulls passed through >W along with several small gulls, otherwise things were much the same.
Fly Flatts late afternoon showed more signs of coming back to life and proving that birds attract birds with Canadas starting the ball rolling yesterday then today, to start March off, the first wader appeared on the shoreline with a single Curlew dropping in from the high east landing on the island and then probing on the north shore where it was joined with an adult Herring gull.
Hopefully now, the lull has been broken and its time to get the scope back in action.
Leeshaw
15 Oystercatchers
1 Curlew
2 Stock Doves
c 500 Starling
c 100 Fieldfare
c 30 Redwing
2 Cormorant
13 Herring gulls
+ usual sp.
Fly Flatts
1 Curlew
1 ad Herring gull
25 Mallard
7 Canada geese
1m Stonechat
2 Raven
BS