WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: A few Fly Flatts specials for this year so far.

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, July 5, 2022

A few Fly Flatts specials for this year so far.

With the car in dock today it was a none birding day so I,ve put together some of the special visitors to Fly Flatts so far this year.

Shelduck

Common Sandpiper over still water, several present

Hobby, a mega for Fly Flatts

Black Tailed Godwit.

Turnstone

22 Whooper Swan

Cuckoo mobbed with Meadow Pipits

Short Eared Owl

Ringed Plover

Redshank, several breeding

Sanderling, a scarce annual visitor

A good year so far for Dunlin

Teal

Plenty skeins of Pink Footed geese over early in the year

Juv Dunlin

Juv Ringed Plover

Juv Common Sandpiper

A poor year for Stonechat so far

1st returning male Wheatear

Golden Plover numbers well down

Ringed Plover family

Unfortunately this little one only lasted 7 days.

Juv Stonechat

Alive with Swifts over the last week

Usual June visit of Common Scoter. 4 Male

Juv Oystercatcher, 1 of 2.

Curlews bred but have mostly gone now.

All photos, B.S.