Looking back at some star birds in 2023.

 With dense fog, a good overnight covering of snow, with heavy rain and drizzle throughout the day, as near as I got to birding was checking the hedges around Foxhill, whilst dog walking, plus a check of the Pellon Lane rowans whilst we were out on our shopping expedition.

     I,ve put together a few of the special birds I,ve come across in my watch area during 2023, just to remind birders that there are birds out there though at the moment its hard to believe.

     Hopefully the rain will shift the snow though the fog is going to be another problem. At this rate I,ll be lucky to get up to Fly Flatts before the New Year.

 

                                    Fly Flatts   Pintail

                                    Fly Flatts Long Eared Owl

                                    Leeshaw   Great White Egret

                                    Leeshaw Wigeon

                                    Leeshaw Gadwall, in heavy drizzle.

                                    1 of 2 Little Egret,   Ogden

                                Bird of the year,3 Pale Bellied Brent Geese, Fly Flatts

                                Several Ringed Plover, Fly Flatts

                        Dog and Gun field, Oxenhope , Yellow Legged Herring gull

                                Dog and Gun field, Oxenhope, Caspian gull.

                                Fly Flatts, several Whinchat

                                Ogden, Shoveler

                                Fly Flatts,  Spotted Flycatcher

                                Fly Flatts, Cuckoo

                                Fly Flatts Black Redstart

                                  Several Wheatear, Fly Flatts

                                Fly Flatts, Sanderling

Photos, BS