WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: Fly Flatts waders from the previous 2 years.

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

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).

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Fly Flatts waders from the previous 2 years.

No birding today due to circumstances beyond my control so I,ve put together a few of the waders present at Fly Flatts during the previous 2 years. Hopefully they will call in to see me this year even though there is very little shore.

Best Dunlin count was 48 on 29th May 2019

Sanderling always been an annual visitor

Ruff 2019

Dunlin

What cracking birds Sanderlings are.

Ruff 2020

Little Ringed Plover, very rare at Fly Flatts

More Sanderling

Ad and juv Ringed Plover. 2 reared 2020

First flight for juv Ringed Plover

Sanderling still in winter plumage

more Dunlin

LRP.

juv Ringed Plover

a belting Turnstone in summer plumage

Turnstone in winter plumage or juv

Greenshank were common many years ago.

1 of 2 Ringed Plover chicks

Redshank chick, all legs and feet.

BS.