WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING: All small stuff, Fly Flatts

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).

WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

BRIAN SUMNER.

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No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.

Friday, July 18, 2025

All small stuff, Fly Flatts

As good as it got camera wise, Goldfinch.

Decent weather this morning with 20% cloud and sunshine at 16 degrees on a light SW>3.

Very quiet this morning with small passerines dominating the watch with around 40 Goldfinch, several Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails as well as 5 Linnet, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 juv Wheatear and , top of the shop, a juv Whinchat. Unfortunately all were very mobile, moving around between the compound and the lagoon tree so very hard keeping tracks on them.

Other than the passerines, it was down to 1 Oystercatcher, 4 BH and 3 LBB gull plus a Raven and 2 Buzzard in the distance.

Anything could happen weather-wise tomorrow with torrential rain and thunderstorms moving through late morning on a light NNE at 15 degrees.